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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:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ken Nakanishi, Nara, JP;
Hiroshi Taniguchi, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136256 ;
Abstract
The photoelectric converter includes a first electrode layer, a semiconductor photoelectric conversion layer and a second electrode layer laminated on a substrate. A light diffusion layer for causing light diffusion is provided between the substrate and the first electrode layer. The light diffusion layer has a surface texture including fine unevenness suitable for causing light diffusion, and the light diffusion layer is formed by utilizing a resin including particles suitable for causing the surface texture.