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US 7,923,727 B2Granted
Image sensor including a photoelectric conversion film
AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorKaori Misawa
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Abstract
This image sensor comprises a plurality of pixel electrodes, a photoelectric conversion film arranged on the plurality of pixel electrodes, a dummy electrode formed on an end of the photoelectric conversion film for ejecting charges generated in the vicinity of the end of the photoelectric conversion film and a first transistor for controlling ejection of charges flowing into the dummy electrode.
Claims18
An image sensor comprising:
- a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on a pixel region;
- a photoelectric conversion film arranged on said plurality of pixel electrodes;
- a dummy electrode formed in the vicinity of an end of said photoelectric conversion film for ejecting charges generated in the vicinity of said end of said photoelectric conversion film, formed in a dummy electrode region that is different from the pixel region;
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- a first transistor for controlling ejection of charges flowing into said dummy electrode.
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