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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 25/59 (2023.01); H04N 25/46 (2023.01); H04N 25/57 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/59 (2023.01); H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 27/14641 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H04N 25/46 (2023.01); H04N 25/57 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a plurality of pixel blocks and a connection unit. The plurality of pixel blocks includes: a diffusion unit to which an electric charge resulting from photoelectric conversion is transferred; and a transistor containing a source electrically connected with the diffusion unit. The connection unit is electrically connected with a drain of the transistor included in each of the plurality of pixel blocks.