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US 9,070,796 B2Granted
Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorNaofumi Sakaguchi
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Abstract
A solid-state imaging device generates signals by photoelectric conversion elements included in a first substrate in which circuit elements of a plurality of pixels are arranged. The solid-state imaging device outputs, from the plurality of pixels via output circuits, the signals that are generated by the photoelectric conversion elements and are via connection parts that electrically connect the first substrate with a second substrate, the output circuits being included in the second substrate.
Claims19
A solid-state imaging device comprising:
- a plurality of pixels;
- a first substrate and a second substrate in which circuit elements of the plurality of pixels are arranged, and
- connection parts that electrically connect the first substrate with the second substrate,
- wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises:
- a photoelectric conversion element comprised in the first substrate;
- and
- an output circuit that outputs, from the pixel, a signal that is generated by the photoelectric conversion element and is via the connection part, the output circuit being comprised in the second substrate, and
- wherein, in the first substrate, a region in which the plurality of pixels are arranged comprises a plurality of pixel cells each comprising a plurality of pixels, and the connection parts are provided to correspond to the pixel cells, and
- a first connection region connected with the connection part corresponding to any one of the plurality of pixel cells is in a position according to a position of a second connection region connected with the connection part corresponding to the other pixel cell.
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An imaging apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of pixels;
- a first substrate and a second substrate in which circuit elements of the plurality of pixels are arranged, and
- connection parts that electrically connect the first substrate with the second substrate,
- wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises:
- a photoelectric conversion element comprised in the first substrate;
- and
- an output circuit that outputs, from the pixel, a signal that is generated by the photoelectric conversion element and is via the connection part, the output circuit being comprised in the second substrate, and
- wherein, in the first substrate, a region in which the plurality of pixels are arranged comprises a plurality of pixel cells each comprising a plurality of pixels, and the connection parts are provided to correspond to the pixel cells, and
- a first connection region connected with the connection part corresponding to any one of the plurality of pixel cells is in a position according to a position of a second connection region connected with the connection part corresponding to the other pixel cell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.