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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2003
Shinji Uya, Miyagi, JP;
Tatsuya Hagiwara, Miyagi, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Nakanuma, JP;
Abstract
A CCD type solid state image pickup device having: a number of photoelectric conversion elements formed in and on the semiconductor substrate in a matrix configuration of rows and columns; a plurality of VCCDs each having a vertical channel region formed along each column of the photoelectric conversion elements, and charge transfer electrodes formed above the vertical channel region; an HCCD having a horizontal channel region coupled to one ends of the VCCDs, and charge transfer electrodes formed above the horizontal channel region; a floating diffusion formed in the semiconductor substrate and coupled to one end of the HCCD; and an input gate electrode of an output amplifier having a portion extending at least near to the floating diffusion, and the input gate electrode being thinner than the charge transfer electrodes.