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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2005
Takayuki Ezaki, Saitama, JP;
Teruo Hirayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Kanbe, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device capable of reducing the occurrence of a dark current and a pixel defect is provided. A solid-state imaging deviceis formed in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elementsare formed in a semiconductor substrate; circuitswhich read out signal charge from each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elementsare respectively formed on the semiconductor substrate; light is applied from the opposite side to the circuitswhich read out signal charge from each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; and a gettering region is provided in an element-isolation areawhich separate the photoelectric conversion elementsadjacent to each other.