Imaging device and method of producing the same
US10043842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/8067
Abstract
An imaging device includes a pixel circuit region that includes a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in an array therein and a plurality of light guide portions. The imaging device also includes a peripheral circuit region that is positioned at a periphery of the pixel circuit region and includes a peripheral circuit. The imaging device also includes an intermediate region that is positioned between the pixel circuit region and the peripheral circuit region, forms a boundary with the pixel circuit region and the peripheral circuit region, and includes a plurality of dummy light guide portions and a plurality of contacts through which a reference potential of the plurality of pixel circuits is supplied.
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