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Solid state imaging device, method of producing solid state imaging device, and electronic apparatus

US8648362B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2012
Grant dateFeb 11, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/813

Abstract

A solid state imaging device includes: a substrate; a photoelectric conversion unit that is formed on the substrate to generate and accumulate signal charges according to light quantity of incident light; a vertical transmission gate electrode that is formed to be embedded in a groove portion formed in a depth direction from one side face of the substrate according to a depth of the photoelectric conversion unit; and an overflow path that is formed on a bottom portion of the transmission gate to overflow the signal charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion unit.

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