Photoelectric conversion apparatus and imaging system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYojiro Matsuda, Hidekazu Takahashi, Kazuaki Tashiro
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a photoelectric conversion apparatus which includes a semiconductor substrate, signal output units disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a plurality of photoelectric conversion layers disposed on a surface of the substrate, and an upper electrode in this order. The photoelectric conversion apparatus further includes insulation layers which are disposed between the plurality of photoelectric conversion layers and which have lines connected to power supply units. The upper electrode and the lines are electrically connected to each other on side surfaces of the insulation layers.
Claims20
A photoelectric conversion apparatus which includes a substrate and a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements;
- at least one of the photoelectric conversion elements comprising a photoelectric conversion layer disposed on a surface of the substrate, and an upper electrode including a first portion and a second portion inclined relative to the first portion in this order, the photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising:
- an insulation layer which is disposed between the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and has a line connected to a power supply unit,
- wherein the upper electrode and the line are electrically connected at the second portion of the upper electrode.
A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising:
- a substrate including a transistor;
- an insulating layer disposed over the substrate, a plurality of recesses being formed by the insulating layer;
- a photoelectric conversion unit disposed in at least one of the plurality of recesses and disposed over the substrate;
- an upper electrode disposed over the photoelectric conversion unit,
- wherein the upper electrode extends continuously across the recesses and includes a first portion and a second portion inclined relative to the first portion, and
- wherein at least one of wires contacts the upper electrode at the second portion of the upper electrode.
A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising:
- a substrate including a transistor;
- an insulating layer disposed over the substrate, a plurality of recesses being formed by the insulating layer;
- a photoelectric conversion unit disposed in at least one of the plurality of recesses and disposed over the substrate;
- an upper electrode disposed over the photoelectric conversion unit;
- at least one of wires connected to the upper electrode,
- wherein a side surface of the at least one of wires contacts with the upper electrode, and
- wherein the side surface of the at least one of wires is other than a bottom surface facing the substrate and a top surface being a surface opposite the bottom surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.