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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroto Honda, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiro Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Funaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Atsuta, Yokosuka, JP;
Keita Sasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Ishii, Kawasaki, JP;
Honam Kwon, Kawasaki, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor substrate; a reference pixel with a first concave portion disposed in a first portion of a surface of the semiconductor substrate; and one or more infrared detection pixels each configured to detect light with a second concave portion disposed in a second portion of the surface of the semiconductor substrate, the reference pixel being directly connected to the semiconductor substrate at a position where the first concave portion is not present, and including a first thermoelectric conversion unit configured to convert heat to an electric signal, the first thermoelectric conversion unit being disposed in the first concave portion and including a first thermoelectric conversion element, each infrared detection pixel including a second thermoelectric conversion unit being disposed in the second concave portion and including a second thermoelectric conversion element.