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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2023
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiko Asatsuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryosuke Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoko Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Koshi Okita, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
An imaging element according to an embodiment includes: a unit pixel including a first pixel having a first photoelectric conversion element and including a second pixel having a second photoelectric conversion element, the second pixel being arranged adjacent to the first pixel; and an accumulation portion that accumulates a charge generated by the second photoelectric conversion element and converts the accumulated charge into a voltage. The accumulation portion is disposed at a boundary between the unit pixel and another unit pixel adjacent to the unit pixel.