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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsunori Hatanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiro Saika, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takayuki Ishii, Hiratsuka, JP;
Katsuhiko Yamada, Atsugi, JP;
Satoshi Itabashi, Atsugi, JP;
Kazuaki Tashiro, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Shimada, Zama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257434 ; 257435 ; 257443 ;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a charge storage unit, a switch unit, and a wiring unit, all of which are formed on a single substrate. A capacitor of the charge storage unit is formed at the same substrate position as that of a pattern of said wiring unit.