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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2011
Kazuhiro Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Risako Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Honam Kwon, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Koichi Ishii, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hideyuki Funaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Risako Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Honam Kwon, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Koichi Ishii, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hideyuki Funaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an imaging device includes a substrate, a photodetecting portion, a circuit portion and a through interconnect. The substrate has a first major surface, a second major surface on a side opposite to the first major surface, a recess portion provided on the first major surface and retreated in a first direction going from the first major surface to the second major surface, and a through hole communicating with the first major surface and the second major surface and extending in the first direction. The photodetecting portion is provided above the recess portion and away from the substrate. The circuit portion is electrically connected to the photodetecting portion and provided on the first major surface. The through interconnect is electrically connected to the circuit portion and provided inside the through hole. The recess portion has a first inclined surface. The through hole has a second inclined surface.