Abstract:
A photodetection device includes: a photoelectric converter generating charge; a first transfer channel having first and second ends, the first end being connected to the photoelectric converter, charge from the photoelectric converter being transferred from the first end toward the second end; a second transfer channel diverging from the first transfer channel at a first position; a third transfer channel diverging from the first transfer channel at a second position, further than the first position from the first end; a first charge accumulator accumulating charge transferred through the second transfer channel; a second charge accumulator accumulating charge transferred through the third transfer channel; a first gate electrode switching between transfer/cutoff of charge in the first transfer channel; and at least one second gate electrode switching between transfer/cutoff of charge in the second and third transfer channels, the third transfer channel being wider than the second transfer channel.
Abstract:
An imaging device comprises at least one unit pixel cell. Each of them comprises: a photoelectric conversion layer having a first and second surfaces; a pixel electrode and a shield electrode located on the first surface and separated from each other, a shield voltage being applied to the shield electrode; an upper electrode located on the second surface and opposing to the pixel electrode and the shield electrode, a counter voltage being applied to the upper electrode; a charge accumulation node electrically connected to the pixel electrode; and a charge detection circuit electrically connected to the charge accumulation node. An absolute value of a difference between the shield voltage and the counter voltage is larger than an absolute value of a difference between the counter voltage and a voltage of the pixel electrode.
Abstract:
An electronic device includes: a capacitor; an insulating layer; at feast one trench provided in the insulating layer; and a first conductive plug, at least part of which is surrounded by the insulating layer. The capacitor includes: a first lower electrode provided along an inner wall of the at least one trench, a dielectric layer provided on the first lower electrode, and an upper electrode provided on the dielectric layer. At least part of the first conductive plug is positioned between an upper surface of the insulating layer and a lowermost portion of the at least one trench.
Abstract:
An imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a counter electrode on the first surface; a first electrode on the second surface; a second electrode on the second surface, the second electrode being spaced from the first electrode; and an auxiliary electrode on the second surface between the first electrode and the second electrode. The auxiliary electrode is spaced from the first electrode and the second electrode, where a shortest distance between the first electrode and the auxiliary electrode is different from a shortest distance between the second electrode and the auxiliary electrode.
Abstract:
An imaging device includes a semiconductor layer including an impurity region of a first conductivity type, a photoelectric converter electrically connected to the impurity region, and a transistor having a gate of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, a source and a drain, the transistor including the impurity region as one of the source and the drain, the gate being electrically connected to the impurity region.
Abstract:
An imaging device includes a pixel comprising a photoelectric conversion layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a pixel electrode on the first surface; an auxiliary electrode on the first surface, the auxiliary electrode being spaced from the pixel electrode; an upper electrode on the second surface, the upper electrode facing the pixel electrode and the auxiliary electrode; and an amplification transistor having a gate coupled to the pixel electrode. The imaging device also includes voltage application circuitry that generates a first voltage and a second voltage different from the first voltage, the voltage application circuitry being coupled to the auxiliary electrode. The voltage application circuitry selectively supplies either the first voltage or the second voltage to the auxiliary electrode.
Abstract:
A photodetection device includes: a photoelectric converter generating charge; a first channel having first and second ends, the first end being connected to the photoelectric converter, charge being transferred from the first end toward the second end; a second channel diverging from the first channel at a first position of the first channel; a third channel diverging from the first channel at a second position of the first channel; a first accumulator accumulating charge transferred from the first channel through the second channel; a second accumulator accumulating charge transferred from the first channel through the third channel; and at least one first gate electrode switching between transfer/cutoff of charge in the second channel, and switching between transfer/cutoff of charge in the third channel, a width of the first channel at the first end being greater than a width of the first channel at the second end in a plan view.
Abstract:
An imaging device including at least one pixel, where each of the at least one pixels includes a photoelectric conversion layer having a first surface and a second surface being on a side opposite to the first surface; a first electrode located on the first surface; a second electrode located on the first surface, the second electrode being separated from the first electrode, a first voltage being applied to the second electrode; a third electrode located on the second surface, the third electrode opposing to the first electrode and the second electrode, a second voltage being applied to the third electrode; and an amplifier transistor having a gate electrically connected to the first electrode, where an absolute value of a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage is larger than an absolute value of a difference between the second voltage and a voltage of the first electrode.
Abstract:
A solid-state imaging device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes pixel including: a first and second electrode located in a same layer, the second electrode being located between the first electrode and the other first electrodes included in adjacent pixels; an organic photoelectric conversion film including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode; and a counter electrode located on the second surface. The organic photoelectric conversion film extends over the pixels. The first electrode is an electrode through which electrons or holes generated in the organic photoelectric conversion film are extracted. An area ratio of the first electrode to the each pixel is 25% or less. And a total area ratio of a sum of the first electrode and the second electrode to the each pixel is 40% or greater.
Abstract:
A solid-state imaging device has a plurality of imaging-purpose pixels and a plurality of focus detection-purpose pixels. Each of the imaging-purpose pixels are provided with a first lower electrode, a photoelectric conversion film formed on the first lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed on the photoelectric conversion film. Each of the focus detection-purpose pixels is provided with a second lower electrode, the photoelectric conversion film formed on the second lower electrode, and the upper electrode formed on the photoelectric conversion film. The area of the second lower electrode is smaller than the area of the first lower electrodes. The second lower electrode is provided on a position deviating from a pixel center of a corresponding focus detection-pixel, and two second lower electrodes corresponding to two focus detection purpose pixels included in the plurality of focus detection purpose pixels is arranged in mutually opposite directions.