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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Ryu Shimizu, Mizuho, JP;
Masahiro Oda, Itami, JP;
Inventors:
Ryu Shimizu, Mizuho, JP;
Masahiro Oda, Itami, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This image sensor includes a charge increasing portion for increasing the quantity of charges, a first electrode for applying a voltage regulating a region adjacent to the charge increasing portion to a prescribed potential, a second electrode provided adjacently to the first electrode for applying another voltage increasing the quantity of charges in the charge increasing portion, a first wire formed on a prescribed layer for supplying a signal to the first electrode and a second wire formed on a layer different from the prescribed layer for supplying another signal to the second electrode.