Image sensor, image-capturing apparatus, and electronic device
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Solid-state imaging device and imaging system
US9252169B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9252169-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113807084-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Publication date | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2016 |
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A solid-state imaging device includes: a first semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion element; and a second semiconductor substrate including at least a part of a peripheral circuit arranged in a main face of the second semiconductor substrate, the peripheral circuit generating a signal based on the charge of the photoelectric conversion element, a main face of the first semiconductor substrate and the main face of the second semiconductor substrate being opposed to each other with sandwiching a wiring structure therebetween; a pad to be connected to an external terminal; and a protection circuit electrically connected to the pad and to the peripheral circuit, wherein the protection circuit is arranged in the main face of the second semiconductor substrate.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A solid-state imaging device comprising: a first semiconductor substrate having a pixel part and a peripheral circuit part, the pixel part including a photoelectric conversion element and a first transistor for transferring a charge of the photoelectric conversion element, and the peripheral circuit part including a circuit element of a first circuit; a second semiconductor substrate having a second transistor of a second circuit; a wiring structur…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9252169B2 cover?
- A solid-state imaging device includes: a first semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion element; and a second semiconductor substrate including at least a part of a peripheral circuit arranged in a main face of the second semiconductor substrate, the peripheral circuit generating a signal based on the charge of the photoelectric conversion element, a main face of the first s…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kobayashi Masahiro, Shimotsusa Mineo, Canon Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N25/79. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 02 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).