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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2001
Tetsuya Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Hisanori Ihara, Yokohama, JP;
Hirofumi Yamashita, Cambrige, MA (US);
Hidetoshi Nozaki, Yokohama, JP;
Ikuko Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
The solid-state image sensor comprises a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of photoelectric conversion sections formed within respective isolated active regions on the semiconductor substrate, an image area wherein unit cells comprising the plurality of photoelectric conversion sections and a signal scanning circuit are arranged in a two-dimensional array form, and signal lines for reading signals from the respective unit cells within the image pick-up area, wherein the respective photoelectric conversion sections being formed by at least two ion implantations.