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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Yoshimitsu Nakashima, Tenri, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshimitsu Nakashima, Tenri, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L027/00 ; H01L031/00 ; H01L027/148 ; H01L029/768 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate, a light shielding section having an aperture for partially shielding light incident on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, a light reception section for converting the light which is incident on the surface of the semiconductor substrate through the aperture to an electric charge, and a passivation section having a substantially flat top surface and overlying the light shielding section, the light reception section and the aperture.