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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2023
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Otake, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Junpei Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryusei Naito, Nagasaki, JP;
Masahiko Nakamizo, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshifumi Wakano, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A sensor includes a first substrate including at least a first pixel. The first pixel includes an avalanche photodiode to convert incident light into electric charge and includes an anode and a cathode. The cathode is in a well region of the first substrate. The first pixel includes an isolation region that isolates the well region from at least a second pixel that is adjacent to the first pixel. The first pixel includes a hole accumulation region between the isolation region and the well region. The hole accumulation region is electrically connected to the anode.