Image capturing device
US9293486B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10K59/131
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image capturing device includes an intermediate region located between a pixel circuit region and a peripheral circuit region and forming a boundary with the pixel circuit region and the peripheral circuit region. The pixel circuit region, the peripheral circuit region, and the intermediate region are provided with a semiconductor layer, a first wiring layer on the semiconductor layer, and a second wiring layer located away from the semiconductor layer relative to the first wiring layer. Pixel circuits and a peripheral circuit are connected via one of at least the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer in the intermediate region. The area occupancy of the one wiring layer in the intermediate region relative to a total area thereof is between 0.5 times and 1.5 times the area occupancy of the one wiring layer in the pixel circuit region relative to a total area thereof.
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