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Solid-state image pickup element, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus using the same

US8759933B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2010
Grant dateJun 24, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/811
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup element, including: a semiconductor substrate; a pixel portion which is formed on the semiconductor substrate and in which a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion portion are arranged; an insulating layer formed on the semiconductor substrate so as to cover the photoelectric conversion portion; a hole portion formed in the insulating layer and above the photoelectric conversion portion; a silicon nitride layer formed so as to cover a bottom surface and a side surface of the hole portion; and a buried layer formed on the silicon nitride layer, wherein the silicon nitride layer is formed so as to contain a silicon nitride formed by utilizing an atomic layer deposition method.

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