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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Yoneda, Tokyo, JP;
Hirofumi Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Takaaki Negoro, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiko Aisu, Tokyo, JP;
Yasukazu Nakatani, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuyuki Sakurano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2013.01); H01L 27/1461 (2013.01); H01L 27/1463 (2013.01); H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14638 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging device having phototransistors in photodetectors of pixels is disclosed. The imaging device includes an implanted electrode configured to separate the pixels, a first emitter disposed at a position adjacent to the implanted electrode, and a second emitter disposed such that a distance from the implanted electrode to the second emitter is longer than a distance from the implanted electrode to the first emitter.