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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Applicant:
Hidetoshi Koike, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Hidetoshi Koike, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a solid state imaging device includes a pixel region to be used for generating pixels, a black reference region provided outside the pixel region, and a dummy region provided between the black reference region and the pixel region, and including a light shielding pattern configured to shield the black reference against light coming from the pixel region.