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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Komai, Tokorozawa, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 25/65 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H01L 27/146 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14689 (2013.01); H04N 25/65 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes: a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion unit that converts incident light into an electric charge, the incident light being incident from one side of a substrate, and an output unit that outputs a signal caused by the electric charge, the plurality of pixels being arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction; and an accumulation unit provided to be stacked on the photoelectric conversion unit on a side opposite to the one side of the substrate, the accumulation unit accumulating the signal.