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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Hidetoshi Koike, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Hidetoshi Koike, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer including first and second regions, a pixel portion provided in the first region, electrodes provided in the second region and configured to penetrate the semiconductor layer, and a guard ring provided in the second region and configured to penetrate the semiconductor layer and electrically isolate the pixel portion from the electrodes. An upper surface of the semiconductor layer in the second region is lower than an upper surface of the semiconductor layer in the first region.