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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2015
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Kitano, Kumamoto, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus, for example, a solid-state imaging device, includes a phase difference pixel, and an electronic apparatus that optimizes the optical properties (pupil separation performance) of the phase difference pixel, and the optical properties (light sensitivity) of a standard pixel. The solid-state imaging device includes a standard pixel and a phase difference pixel. The standard pixel includes a first optical waveguide that guides incident light to a light receiving region. The phase difference pixel includes a second optical waveguide that guides incident light to the light receiving region, and a first light shielding film provided on the upper layer side of the second optical waveguide. The upper end of the first optical waveguide of the standard pixel and the upper end of the second optical waveguide of the phase difference pixel are located at different heights.