H01L27/14647

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20220399396 · 2022-12-15 ·

Provided are a solid-state imaging device, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic device that enable improvement of the sensitivity in a near infrared region by a simpler process. A solid-state imaging device includes a first semiconductor layer in which a first photoelectric conversion unit and a first floating diffusion are formed, a second semiconductor layer in which a second photoelectric conversion unit and a second floating diffusion are formed, and a wiring layer including a wiring electrically connected to the first and second floating diffusions. The first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer are laminated, and the wiring layer is formed on a side of the first or second semiconductor layer, the side being opposite to a side on which the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer face each other.

SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20220394198 · 2022-12-08 ·

A solid-state imaging element of the present disclosure has arranged inside a pixel: a charge accumulation unit that accumulates a charge photoelectrically converted by a photoelectric conversion unit; a reset transistor that selectively applies a reset voltage to the charge accumulation unit; an amplification transistor having a gate electrode being electrically connected to the charge accumulation unit; and a selection transistor connected in series to the amplification transistor. Additionally, the solid-state imaging element includes: first wiring electrically connecting the charge accumulation unit and the gate electrode of the amplification transistor; second wiring electrically connected to a common connection node of the amplification transistor and the selection transistor and formed along the first wiring; and third wiring electrically connecting the amplification transistor and the selection transistor.

Color and infrared image sensor
11527565 · 2022-12-13 · ·

A color and infrared image sensor includes a silicon substrate, MOS transistors formed in the substrate, a stack covering the substrate and including a first photosensitive layer, an electrically-insulating layer, a second photosensitive layer, and color filters. The image sensor further includes electrodes on either side of the first photosensitive layer and delimiting first photodiodes, and electrodes on either side of the second photosensitive layer and delimiting second photodiodes. The first photosensitive layer absorbs the electromagnetic waves of the visible spectrum and of a portion of the infrared spectrum and the second photosensitive layer absorbs the electromagnetic waves of the visible spectrum and gives way to the electromagnetic waves of the portion of the infrared spectrum.

Solid-state imaging device, drive method thereof and electronic apparatus

A solid-state imaging device includes: plural photodiodes formed in different depths in a unit pixel area of a substrate; and plural vertical transistors formed in the depth direction from one face side of the substrate so that gate portions for reading signal charges obtained by photoelectric conversion in the plural photodiodes are formed in depths corresponding to the respective photodiodes.

Solid-state imaging apparatus, imaging system, and distance measurement methods
11818486 · 2023-11-14 · ·

To improve accuracy of distance measurement using a Z pixel having the same size as size of a visible light pixel. In a solid-state imaging apparatus, a visible light converting block includes a plurality of visible light converting units in which light receiving faces for receiving visible light are disposed and configured to generate electric charges in accordance with a light receiving amount of the received visible light, and a visible light electric charge holding unit configured to exclusively hold the electric charges respectively generated by the plurality of visible light converting units in periods different from each other. An infrared light converting block includes a plurality of infrared light converting units in which light receiving faces which have substantially the same size as size of the light receiving faces of the visible light converting units and which receive infrared light are disposed and configured to generate electric charges in accordance with a light receiving amount of the received infrared light, and an infrared light electric charge holding unit configured to collectively and simultaneously hold the electric charges respectively generated by the plurality of infrared light converting units.

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

[Problem] To provide a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus capable of improving detection sensitivity while enabling miniaturization of pixels. [Solution] Provided is a solid-state imaging device including: a substrate having a pixel array unit sectioned into a matrix; a plurality of normal pixels, a plurality of phase difference detection pixels, and a plurality of adjacent pixels adjacent to the phase difference detection pixels, each provided in each of the plurality of sections, in which each of the normal pixel, the phase difference detection pixel, and the adjacent pixel has a photoelectric conversion film, and an upper electrode and a lower electrode that sandwich the photoelectric conversion film in a thickness direction of the photoelectric conversion film, and the lower electrode, in the adjacent pixel, extends from the section in which the adjacent pixel is provided to cover the section in which the phase difference detection pixel adjacent to the adjacent pixel is provided, when viewed from above the substrate.

SEMICONDUCTOR FILM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
20230363186 · 2023-11-09 · ·

To provide a semiconductor film capable of realizing further enhancement of photoelectric conversion efficiency. The semiconductor film includes semiconductor nanoparticles and a compound represented by the following general formula (1), in which the compound represented by the general formula (1) is coordinated to the semiconductor nanoparticles.

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(In the general formula (1), X represents —SH, —COOH, —NH.sub.2, —PO(OH).sub.2, or —SO.sub.2(OH), A.sup.1 represents —S, —COO, —PO(OH)O, or —SO.sub.2(O), and n is an integer of 1 to 3. B.sup.1 represents Li, Na, or K.)

IMAGING ELEMENT, STACKED-TYPE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS
20230363189 · 2023-11-09 · ·

An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion section that includes a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode stacked on one another. An inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer is formed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. The inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer includes indium (In) atoms, gallium (Ga) atoms, tin (Sn) atoms, and zinc (Zn) atoms.

Solid-state imaging element and electronic device

A solid-state imaging element that includes a charge accumulation unit that accumulates a charge photoelectrically converted by a photoelectric conversion unit, a reset transistor that selectively applies a reset voltage to the charge accumulation unit, an amplification transistor having a gate electrode being electrically connected to the charge accumulation unit, and a selection transistor connected in series to the amplification transistor. Additionally, the solid-state imaging element includes a first wiring electrically connecting the charge accumulation unit and the gate electrode of the amplification transistor, a second wiring electrically connected to a common connection node of the amplification transistor and the selection transistor and formed along the first wiring, a and third wiring electrically connecting the amplification transistor and the selection transistor.

Solid-State Image Sensing Device with a Capacitance Switching Transistor Overlapping a Photodiode and Electronic Device Having the Same

The present technology relates to a solid-state image sensing device capable of restricting a deterioration in photoelectric conversion characteristic of a photoelectric conversion unit, and an electronic device. A solid-state image sensing device includes: a photoelectric conversion unit formed outside a semiconductor substrate; a charge holding unit for holding signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; a reset transistor for resetting the potential of the charge holding unit; a capacitance switching transistor connected to the charge holding unit and directed for switching the capacitance of the charge holding unit; and an additional capacitance device connected to the capacitance switching transistor. The present technology is applicable to solid-state image sensing devices and the like, for example.