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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2020
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsunori Hiramatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Shintaro Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Kitano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuya Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a first semiconductor substrate provided with a photoelectric conversion element, floating diffusion that temporarily holds a charge output from the photoelectric conversion element, and a transfer transistor that transfers the charge output from the photoelectric conversion element to the floating diffusion; and a second semiconductor substrate provided on the first semiconductor substrate via a first interlayer insulating film and provided with a readout circuit unit that reads out the charge held in the floating diffusion and outputs a pixel signal.