Solid-state imaging device and electronic equipment
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsMachiko Horiike, Kazuichiro Itonaga
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Abstract
A backside illumination type solid-state imaging device includes stacked semiconductor chips which are formed such that two or more semiconductor chip units are bonded to each other, at least a first semiconductor chip unit is formed with a pixel array and a first multi-layered wiring layer, and a second semiconductor chip unit is formed with a logic circuit and a second multi-layered wiring layer, a connection wire which connects the first semiconductor chip unit and the second semiconductor chip unit, and a first shield wire which shields adjacent connection wires in one direction therebetween.
Claims16
A backside illumination type solid-state imaging device, comprising:
- stacked semiconductor chips with two or more semiconductor chip units are bonded to each other, at least a first semiconductor chip unit comprising a pixel array and a first multi-layered wiring layer, and a second semiconductor chip unit comprising a logic circuit and a second multi-layered wiring layer;
- a plurality of connection wires arranged horizontally along the first multi-layered wiring layer, each connection wire associated with a stacked semiconductor chip and which connects the first semiconductor chip unit and the second semiconductor chip unit;
- a first and second routing wire, each routing wire connecting adjacent connection wires;
- and
- a first shield wire configured to shield a gap between one of the routing wires and adjacent connection wires,
- wherein,
- each connection wire includes, a penetrating connection conductor which penetrates the first semiconductor chip unit and connects to a second connection pad connected to a necessary second wire in the second multi-layered wiring layer.
A backside illumination type solid-state imaging device, comprising:
- stacked semiconductor chips which are formed such that two or more semiconductor chip units are bonded to each other, at least a first semiconductor chip unit comprising a pixel array and a first multi-layered wiring layer, and a second semiconductor chip unit comprising a logic circuit and a second multi-layered wiring layer;
- a connection wire which connects the first semiconductor chip unit and the second semiconductor chip unit;
- and
- a second shield wire which shields the connection wire and a first wire and a second wire which connect to another connection wire adjacent thereto,
- wherein,
- the connection wire a penetrating connection conductor which penetrates the first semiconductor chip unit and connects to a second connection pad connected to a necessary second wire in the second multi-layered wiring layer, and the second shield wire is formed with a wiring in a necessary layer in the first multi-layered wiring layer and the second multi-layered wiring layer.
An electronic equipment comprising:
- a solid-state imaging device;
- an optical system configured to guide incident light to a photodiode of the solid-state imaging device;
- and
- a signal processing circuit configured to process output signals of the solid-state imaging device, the solid-state imaging device including (a) stacked semiconductor chips with two or more semiconductor chip units are bonded to each other, at least a first semiconductor chip unit comprising a pixel array and a first multi-layered wiring layer, and a second semiconductor chip unit comprising a logic circuit and a second multi-layered wiring layer (b) a plurality connection wires arranged horizontally along the first multi-layered wiring layer, each connection wire associated with a stacked semiconductor chip and which connects the first semiconductor chip unit and the second semiconductor chip unit, (c) a first and second routing wire, each routing wire connecting adjacent connection wires, and (d) a first shield wire configured to shield a gap between one of the routing wires and adjacent connection wires
- wherein,
- each connection wire includes a penetrating connection conductor which penetrates the first semiconductor chip unit and connects to a second connection pad connected to a necessary second wire in the second multi-layered wiring layer.
Electronic equipment comprising:
- a solid-state imaging device;
- an optical system configured to guide incident light to a photodiode of the solid-state imaging device;
- and
- a signal processing circuit configured to process output signals of the solid-state imaging device,
- wherein,
- the solid-state imaging device includes (a) stacked semiconductor chips with two or more semiconductor chip units are bonded to each other, at least a first semiconductor chip unit comprising a pixel array and a first multi-layered wiring layer, and a second semiconductor chip unit comprising a logic circuit and a second multi-layered wiring layer, (b) a plurality of connection wires arranged horizontally along the first multi-layered wiring layer, each connection wire associated with a stacked semiconductor chip and which connects the first semiconductor chip unit and the second semiconductor chip unit (c) a first and second routing wire, each routing wire connecting adjacent connection wires, and (d) a first shield wire configured to shield a gap between one of the routing wires and adjacent connection wires, and a each connection wire includes a penetrating connection conductor which penetrates the first semiconductor chip unit and being connected to a second connection pad connected to a necessary second wire in the second multi-layered wiring layer.
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