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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2002
Applicants:
Tatsuya Hagiwara, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Jin Murayama, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Tetsuo Yamada, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Satoshi Arakawa, Kaisei-machi, JP;
Hiroaki Yasuda, Kaisei-machi, JP;
Inventors:
Tatsuya Hagiwara, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Jin Murayama, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Tetsuo Yamada, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Satoshi Arakawa, Kaisei-machi, JP;
Hiroaki Yasuda, Kaisei-machi, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L027/00 ; H01L031/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The charge read out efficiency of a line sensor utilizing a large photodiode is improved. A line sensor formed of a photoelectric converting portion utilizing a photodiode divided into a plurality of regions and having a potential inclination configuration wherein the potential wells thereof become deeper the closer the position thereof is to a readout gate is provided.