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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2020
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Machida, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an imaging device that includes, in an effective pixel region extending along a first surface, a condensing optical system that condenses incident light, a photoelectric conversion unit that generates electric charge through photoelectric conversion, an electric charge holding unit that holds the electric charge transferred from the photoelectric conversion unit, and a first light shielding film that is provided between the photoelectric conversion unit and the electric charge holding unit in a thickness direction orthogonal to the first surface. The electric charge corresponds to an amount of the incident light passing through the condensing optical system. The first light shielding film blocks the incident light. Here, the condensing optical system condenses the incident light at a position in the effective pixel region. The position overlaps with the first light shielding film in the thickness direction.
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