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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2015
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazunori Nagahata, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiro Miura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaori Takimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state image pickup unit including a pixel section having a plurality of unit pixels two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix formation, wherein a unit pixel includes a conductive region of a first conductivity type having a surface adjacent to a multilayer wiring layer, a charge accumulation region of a second conductivity type formed within the first conductive region, wherein the charge accumulation region is separated from the surface of the conductive region adjacent to the multilayer wiring layer by a separation section, and a contact disposed in the conductive region, the contact electrically connecting the charge accumulation region and an external wire of the multilayer wiring layer.