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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2011
Shin Kikuchi, Isehara, JP;
Yuichiro Yamashita, Ebina, JP;
Masaru Fujimura, Yokohama, JP;
Shoji Kono, Hachioji, JP;
Yu Arishima, Yokohama, JP;
Shinichiro Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Shin Kikuchi, Isehara, JP;
Yuichiro Yamashita, Ebina, JP;
Masaru Fujimura, Yokohama, JP;
Shoji Kono, Hachioji, JP;
Yu Arishima, Yokohama, JP;
Shinichiro Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element, and a light shielding layer which covers the photoelectric conversion element is provided. The light shielding layer comprises a first light shielding portion which covers at least part of a region between the photoelectric conversion elements that are adjacent to each other, and a second light shielding portion for partially shielding light incident on the photoelectric conversion element of each of the plurality of pixels. An aperture is provided for the light shielding layer, the remaining component of the incident light passing through the aperture. A shape of the aperture includes a cruciform portion including a portion extending in a first direction and a portion extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction.