Solid-state imaging device, imaging system, and movable object
US10453879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2420/403
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit, a first holding portion holding charges transferred from the photoelectric conversion unit, a second holding portion holding charges transferred from the first holding portion, and an amplifier unit outputting a signal based on charges in the second holding portion. The photoelectric conversion unit includes a first conductivity type first semiconductor region, a second conductivity type second semiconductor region thereunder, a first conductivity type third semiconductor region thereunder, and a second conductivity type fourth semiconductor region thereunder. The first holding portion includes a second conductivity type fifth semiconductor region and a first conductivity type sixth semiconductor region thereunder at a depth of the third semiconductor region being provided. A semiconductor region having a lower potential than the third semiconductor region and the sixth semiconductor region is provided between the third and sixth semiconductor regions.
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