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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsuyoshi Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Tadao Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshitaka Mizuguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsuyoshi Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Tadao Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshitaka Mizuguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/062 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device has a substrate in which are formed a pixel array portion having a plurality of pixels, and a peripheral circuitry portion. The device is characterized in that a first multilevel metallization structure is formed over the peripheral circuitry portion, and a second multilevel metallization structure thinner than the first multilevel metallization structure is formed over the pixel array portion.