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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2019
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
The solid-state imaging apparatus () according to the present disclosure includes a semiconductor layer (), a light shield wall (), and an insulation layer. The semiconductor layer () is provided with a plurality of photoelectric conversion units and a plurality of charge retention units that retain charge generated by the photoelectric conversion units (). The light shield wall () is provided inside a trench () formed in a depth direction from a light-incident side between the photoelectric conversion units and the charge retention units () adjacent to each other in the semiconductor layer (). The insulation layer is provided on a side of the semiconductor layer () opposite from the light-incident side, and having an opening () that surrounds the trench ().