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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiyuki Takada, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14634 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip and connecting portions configured to connect the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip. The first semiconductor chip includes a photoelectric conversion portion, a capacitor, a reset transistor, and an amplification transistor. The second semiconductor chip includes a transfer transistor, and a row selecting transistor. The connecting portions connect the photoelectric conversion portion to the transfer transistor, the transfer transistor to the capacitor, and the amplification transistor to the row selecting transistor respectively.