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Semiconductor image sensor

US12154917B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 2020
Grant dateNov 26, 2024
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/807
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The semiconductor image sensor of the present invention comprises a light receiving element formed in a silicon substrate under an insulation film of an SOI substrate comprising the silicon substrate, the insulation film formed on the silicon substrate, and a semiconductor layer formed on the insulation film, and composed of a pn junction diode formed in a vertical direction to a main surface of the silicon substrate and having sensitivity to near-infrared light, and a high voltage generating circuit configured to generate an applied voltage for applying a reverse bias voltage to the pn junction diode, and an impurity concentration of the silicon substrate is in a range of 1×1012/cm3 to 1×1014/cm3, a film thickness is in a range of 300 μm to 700 μm, and the applied voltage is in a range of 10 V to 60 V.

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