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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Takahiro Onakado, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Junji Nakanishi, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiro Onakado, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Junji Nakanishi, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/148 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14825 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14806 (2013.01); H01L 27/14843 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a TDI-type linear image sensor in which pixels are constituted of CCDs (Charge Coupled Devices) of n phases (n being an integer not smaller than 3), a gate opening portion and a gate non-opening portion functioning as a TDI transfer channel () are formed in all of transfer gates of the CCDs of n phases constituting the pixels. Within one pixel pitch in a TDI transfer direction, n microlenses () are formed such that light is concentrated at the gate non-opening portion formed at the transfer gate of each phase.