Light detection device and electronic apparatus
AssigneeSony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
InventorTAKASHI TERADA
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Abstract
An object is to improve improvement in reliability. A light detection device includes a semiconductor layer having a photoelectric conversion region defined by an isolation region including a groove, in which the isolation region includes a first portion and a second portion adjacent to each other with the semiconductor layer in between in plan view, the semiconductor layer between the first portion and the second portion includes a first side portion on a side of the first portion and a second side portion on a side of the second portion, and the first side portion and the second side portion are different in planar shape.
Claims10
A light detection device comprising:
- a semiconductor layer having a photoelectric conversion region defined by an isolation region including a groove, wherein
- the isolation region includes a first portion and a second portion adjacent to each other with the semiconductor layer in between in plan view,
- the semiconductor layer between the first portion and the second portion includes a first side portion on a side of the first portion and a second side portion on a side of the second portion, and
- the first side portion and the second side portion are different in shape in cross-sectional view.
A light detection device comprising:
- a semiconductor layer having a photoelectric conversion region defined by an isolation region including a groove;
- and
- two transfer transistors provided in the photoelectric conversion region, wherein
- the isolation region includes a first portion and a second portion adjacent to each other with the semiconductor layer in between in plan view,
- the semiconductor layer between the first portion and the second portion includes a first side portion on a side of the first portion and a second side portion on a side of the second portion, and
- the first side portion and the second side portion are different in shape in cross-sectional view.
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a light detection device;
- an optical lens configured to cause image light from a subject to be formed as an image on an imaging plane of the light detection device;
- and
- a signal processing circuit configured to apply signal processing to a signal outputted from the light detection device, wherein
- the light detection device includes a semiconductor layer having a photoelectric conversion region defined by an isolation region including a groove,
- the isolation region includes a first portion and a second portion adjacent to each other with the semiconductor layer in between in plan view,
- the semiconductor layer between the first portion and the second portion includes a first side portion on a side of the first portion and a second side portion on a side of the second portion, and
- the first side portion and the second side portion are different in shape in cross-sectional view.
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a light detection device;
- an optical lens configured to cause image light from a subject to be formed as an image on an imaging plane of the light detection device;
- and
- a signal processing circuit configured to apply signal processing to a signal outputted from the light detection device, wherein
- the light detection device includes
- a semiconductor layer having a photoelectric conversion region defined by an isolation region including a groove, and
- two transfer transistors provided in the photoelectric conversion region,
- the isolation region includes a first portion and a second portion adjacent to each other with the semiconductor layer in between in plan view,
- the semiconductor layer between the first portion and the second portion includes a first side portion on a side of the first portion and a second side portion on a side of the second portion, and
- the first side portion and the second side portion are different in shape in cross-sectional view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.