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Patent No.:

US 9070610 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 16, 2011
Applicants:

Keiji Sasano, Tokyo, JP;

Hiroaki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;

Hiroki Hagiwara, Kanagawa, JP;

Yuki Tsuji, Kanagawa, JP;

Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;

Koji Tsuchiya, Kanagawa, JP;

Kenzo Tanaka, Kagoshima, JP;

Takaya Wada, Miyazaki, JP;

Hirokazu Yoshida, Kagoshima, JP;

Noboru Kawabata, Kagoshima, JP;

Hironori Yokoyama, Kagoshima, JP;

Inventors:

Keiji Sasano, Tokyo, JP;

Hiroaki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;

Hiroki Hagiwara, Kanagawa, JP;

Yuki Tsuji, Kanagawa, JP;

Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;

Koji Tsuchiya, Kanagawa, JP;

Kenzo Tanaka, Kagoshima, JP;

Takaya Wada, Miyazaki, JP;

Hirokazu Yoshida, Kagoshima, JP;

Noboru Kawabata, Kagoshima, JP;

Hironori Yokoyama, Kagoshima, JP;

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14618 (2013.01); H01L 2224/45144 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48091 (2013.01); H01L 2224/73265 (2013.01); H01L 2924/3025 (2013.01);
Abstract

A solid-state imaging device includes an image sensor chip and a signal processing chip, which are electrically connected. A low thermal conductivity region is positioned between the image sensor chip and the signal processing chip. The low thermal conductivity region is configured to insulate the image sensor chip from heat, which may be generated by the signal processing chip.


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