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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Tatsuya Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Seiji Nishiwaki, Hyogo, JP;
Shinichi Wakabayashi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 51/52 (2006.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 9/097 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14625 (2013.01); H01L 27/14623 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H04N 9/045 (2013.01); H04N 9/097 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatusaccording to one implementation of the present invention includes: a plurality of photodetectorsand; a transparent layerprovided at the side of a light-receiving surfaceof the photodetectorsand; a plurality of spectroscopic portionsprovided between a light-entering surfaceof the transparent layerand the photodetectorsand; and a plurality of high refractive index transparent membersprovided closer to the photodetectorsandthan are the spectroscopic portions. The high refractive index transparent membershave a higher refractive index than does the transparent layer