Solid-state imaging device
US8445950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/199
Abstract
Certain embodiments provide a solid-state imaging device including: a plurality of pixels provided on a semiconductor substrate, each of the pixels having a semiconductor region that converts incident light from a side of a first face of the semiconductor substrate into signal charges and stores the signal charges; a readout circuit provided on a side of a second face that is the opposite side from the first face, and reading out the signal charges stored in the pixels; and a pixel separation structure provided between adjacent ones of the pixels in the semiconductor substrate, the pixel separation structure including a stack film buried in a trench extending from the first face, the stack film including a first insulating film provided along side faces and a bottom face of the trench, and a fixed charge film provided in the trench to cover the first insulating film and retaining fixed charges that are non-signal charges.
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