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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Tomoko Komatsu, Kyoto, JP;
Toshihiro Higuchi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoko Komatsu, Kyoto, JP;
Toshihiro Higuchi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/062 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solid state imaging device of the present invention comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of light receiving elements arranged in a matrix configuration on the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of color filter segments provided above the light receiving elements; and a light collector provided above the color filter segments for collecting light on the light receiving elements. The color filter segments are mutually separated by interstices. The interstices contain a gas.