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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Akiko Honjo, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Yamakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Akiko Honjo, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Yamakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/113 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/1136 (2013.01); H01L 27/14609 (2013.01); H01L 27/1463 (2013.01); H01L 27/146 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device including, active elements configured to handle the charge captured in a photoreceiving region, an element isolation region configured to isolate regions of the active element, a first impurity region configured to surround the element isolation region, and a second impurity region including an impurity region lower in impurity concentration than the first impurity region, the second impurity region being provided between the first impurity region and active elements.