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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2021
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Yuuko Tomekawa, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Sato, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate and pixels. Each of the pixels includes a first capacitive element including a first electrode provided above the semiconductor substrate, a second electrode provided above the semiconductor substrate, and a dielectric layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least one selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode has a first electrical contact point electrically connected to a first electrical element and a second electrical contact point electrically connected to a second electrical element different from the first electrical element. The first capacitive element includes at least one trench portion having a trench shape.