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Photo-electric converting device and its driving method, and its manufacturing method, solid-state image pickup device and its driving method and its manufacturing method

US7511750B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 17, 2004
Grant dateMar 31, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/151

Abstract

A photo-electric converting apparatus 100 has an arrangement in which a photo-electric converting apparatus 3 is formed on the surface of a substrate 1, an insulating film 11 is formed on the substrate 1, an uneven portion 18 having concavities and convexities in the thickness direction of the substrate 1 is formed on at least a part of the interface between the substrate 1 of the photo-electric converting portion and the insulating film 11 and a recombination region 19 for decreasing a dark current is formed so as to contain the uneven portion 18 within the photo-electric converting portion 3. This photo-electric converting apparatus becomes able to obtain a high sensitivity characteristic and to suppress a dark current from being increased by a decrease of the interface states.

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