Solid-state image pickup device and manufacturing method thereof, and electronic apparatus
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorMasahiro Joei
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Abstract
Provided is a solid-state image pickup device that makes it possible to enhance image quality, and a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic apparatus. A solid-state image pickup device includes a pixel section that includes a plurality of pixels, the pixels each including one or more organic photoelectric conversion sections, wherein the pixel section includes an effective pixel region and an optical black region, and the organic photoelectric conversion sections of the optical black region include a light-shielding film and a buffer film on a light-incidence side.
Claims18
A solid-state image pickup device comprising;
- a pixel section that includes a plurality of pixels, the pixels each including one or more organic photoelectric conversion sections,
- wherein the pixel section includes an effective pixel region and an optical black region, and
- the organic photoelectric conversion sections of the optical black region include a light-shielding film, an organic semiconductor layer having a photoelectric conversion function, and a buffer film between the light-shielding film and the organic semiconductor layer on a light-incidence side of the organic semiconductor layer.
A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device, the solid-state image pickup device including a pixel section that includes a plurality of pixels, the pixels each including one or more organic photoelectric conversion sections, the method comprising:
- providing, in the pixel section, an effective pixel region and an optical black region;
- forming, in the organic photoelectric conversion section of the effective pixel region, a first electrode, an organic semiconductor layer, and a second electrode, the organic semiconductor layer having a photoelectric conversion function;
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- forming, in the organic photoelectric conversion section of the optical black region, the first electrode, the organic semiconductor layer, the second electrode, and a light-shielding film, and forming a buffer layer on the second electrode side of the organic semiconductor layer, wherein the buffer layer is between the organic semiconductor layer and the light-shielding film.
An electronic apparatus provided with a solid-state image pickup device, the solid-state image pickup device comprising:
- a pixel section that includes a plurality of pixels, the pixels each including one or more organic photoelectric conversion sections,
- wherein the pixel section includes an effective pixel region and an optical black region, and
- the organic photoelectric conversion sections of the optical black region include a light-shielding film, an organic semiconductor layer having a photoelectric conversion function, and a buffer film between the light-shielding film and the organic semiconductor layer on a light-incidence side of the organic semiconductor layer.
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