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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2022
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Okawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yosuke Satake, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging element having an array of light receiving pixels is disclosed. A light receiving pixel includes a pair of photoelectric conversion units, a first separation region, and a second separation region. The pair of photoelectric conversion units is disposed adjacent to each other and has a shared floating diffusion (FD). The first separation region surrounds the pair of photoelectric conversion units. The second separation region is disposed between the pair of photoelectric conversion units. The first separation region has a rectangular shape in plan view and extends from a surface on the opposite side to a light incident surface of the semiconductor layer toward the light incident surface. The second separation region is disposed along a diagonal line of the first separation region extends from the surface on the opposite side to the light incident surface of the semiconductor layer toward the light incident surface.