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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
Hayato Nakashima, Anpachi-gun, JP;
Ryu Shimizu, Mizuho, JP;
Hayato Nakashima, Anpachi-gun, JP;
Ryu Shimizu, Mizuho, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device includes a first electrode for generating an electric field storing signal charges, a charge multiplication section for multiplying the stored signal charges, a second electrode for generating the electric field in the charge multiplication section, a voltage conversion portion for converting the signal charges into a voltage, a third electrode for transferring the signal charges to the voltage conversion portion, provided between the first electrode and the voltage conversion portion, wherein the second electrode is provided on a side opposite to the third electrode and the voltage conversion portion with respect to the first electrode.