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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2011
Yukimasa Ishida, Shiojiri, JP;
Takashi Sato, Chino, JP;
Yasushi Yamazaki, Azumino, JP;
Epson Imaging Devices Corporation, Azumino-shi, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state image pickup device is provided which includes a substrate; a transistor formed on the substrate; a photoelectric conversion element including a first electrode connected to a drain or a source of the transistor, a semiconductor layer stacked on the first electrode, and a second electrode stacked on the semiconductor layer; an insulating layer disposed on the second electrode; and a bias line formed on the insulating layer to be connected to the second electrode, in which the insulating layer contains at least an inorganic insulating film, and the bias line is connected to the second electrode via a contact hole formed in the insulating layer, and a side surface of the semiconductor layer is in contact with the inorganic insulating film.