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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yuki Sugiura, Osaka, JP;
Akito Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/00 (2025.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/8033 (2025.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01);
Abstract
A solid-state image sensor includes at least two or more APDs formed on a substrate. First regions are arranged outside the APDs as viewed in plane. Adjacent ones of the APDs and the first regions are separated from each other through a separation region. A first voltage Vis applied to a fourth semiconductor layer of the APD, and a second voltage Vis applied to a fifth semiconductor layer of the first region. The first voltage Vis higher than the second voltage V