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Photoelectric conversion apparatus, equipment including photoelectric conversion apparatus, and manufacturing method of photoelectric conversion apparatus

US11329093B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 2020
Grant dateMay 10, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/8057
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion portion, a metal containing portion provided on the semiconductor substrate, an interlayer insulation film arranged on the semiconductor substrate to cover the metal containing portion, a first silicon nitride layer arranged on the photoelectric conversion portion to include a portion lying between the interlayer insulation film and the semiconductor substrate, a silicon oxide film including a portion arranged between the first silicon nitride layer and the photoelectric conversion portion, and a portion arranged between the interlayer insulation film and the metal containing portion, a second silicon nitride layer arranged between the silicon oxide film and the metal containing portion.

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