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US 2009/0057734 A1Published application
Image sensor
AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsKaori Misawa, Ryu Shimizu, Mamoru Arimoto, Hayato Nakashima
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Abstract
An image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion portion generating signal charges, a first electrode for forming an electric field transferring the signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion portion, formed to be adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion; and a second electrode for forming an electric field transferring the signal charges, provided on a side opposite to the photoelectric conversion portion with respect to the first electrode and formed to partially extend on the first electrode.
Claims20
An image sensor comprising:
- a photoelectric conversion portion generating signal charges;
- a first electrode for forming an electric field transferring the signal charges generated by said photoelectric conversion portion, formed to be adjacent to said photoelectric conversion portion;
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- a second electrode for forming an electric field transferring the signal charges, provided on a side opposite to said photoelectric conversion portion with respect to said first electrode and formed to partially extend on said first electrode.
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An image sensor comprising:
- a photoelectric conversion portion generating signal charges;
- a charge increasing portion for increasing the signal charges;
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- a light shielding film for blocking light incident upon said charge increasing portion, provided on at least said charge increasing portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.