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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Takeshi Yanagita, Tokyo, JP;
Keiji Mabuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes an effective pixel portion in which a plurality of pixels including photoelectric conversion elements are arrayed; and a nonconductive interpixel light-shielding film that is placed in the effective pixel portion and that shields areas between the pixels.