JP6315679B2 - 距離画像センサ - Google Patents
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第一半導体領域3:厚さ10〜1000μm/不純物濃度1×1012〜1019cm−3
第二半導体領域5:厚さ1〜50μm/不純物濃度1×1012〜1015cm−3
第一〜第四信号電荷蓄積領域FD1〜FD4、不要電荷収集領域11a〜11d:厚さ0.1〜1μm/不純物濃度1×1018〜1020cm−3
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- 複数の距離センサが一次元方向に配置されている距離画像センサであって、
前記複数の距離センサそれぞれは、
入射光に応じて電荷が発生する電荷発生領域と、
前記電荷発生領域の前記一次元方向の一方側に前記電荷発生領域から離間し且つ前記一次元方向と直交する方向に沿って互いに離間して配置され、前記電荷発生領域にて発生した電荷を信号電荷として蓄積する第一及び第二信号電荷蓄積領域と、
前記電荷発生領域の前記一次元方向の他方側に前記電荷発生領域から離間し且つ前記一次元方向で前記電荷発生領域を挟んで前記第一信号電荷蓄積領域と対向して配置され、前記電荷発生領域にて発生した電荷を信号電荷として蓄積する第三信号電荷蓄積領域と、
前記電荷発生領域の前記一次元方向の他方側に前記電荷発生領域から離間し且つ前記一次元方向で前記電荷発生領域を挟んで前記第二信号電荷蓄積領域と対向して配置され、前記電荷発生領域にて発生した電荷を信号電荷として蓄積する第四信号電荷蓄積領域と、
前記第一及び第四信号電荷蓄積領域と前記電荷発生領域との間にそれぞれ配置され、第一転送信号に応じて前記電荷発生領域にて発生した電荷を信号電荷として前記第一及び第四信号電荷蓄積領域に流入させる二つの第一転送電極と、
前記第二及び第三信号電荷蓄積領域と前記電荷発生領域との間にそれぞれ配置され、前記第一転送信号と位相が異なる第二転送信号に応じて前記電荷発生領域にて発生した電荷を信号電荷として前記第二及び前記第三信号電荷蓄積領域に流入させる二つの第二転送電極と、を備えており、
前記一次元方向に隣り合ういずれの二つの前記距離センサにおいて、前記第一信号電荷蓄積領域と前記第四信号電荷蓄積領域とが前記一次元方向で隣り合うと共に、前記第二信号電荷蓄積領域と前記第三信号電荷蓄積領域とが前記一次元方向で隣り合っている、距離画像センサ。 - 前記電荷発生領域の前記一次元方向の一方側及び他方側に前記電荷発生領域から離間して配置され、前記電荷発生領域にて発生した電荷を不要電荷として収集する複数の不要電荷収集領域と、
前記複数の不要電荷収集領域と前記電荷発生領域との間にそれぞれ配置され、前記第一及び第二転送信号と位相が異なる第三転送信号に応じて前記電荷発生領域にて発生した電荷を不要電荷として前記複数の不要電荷収集領域に流入させる複数の第三転送電極と、を更に備えている、請求項1に記載の距離画像センサ。 - 前記一次元方向と直交する方向で前記電荷発生領域を挟み且つ前記電荷発生領域から離間して配置され、前記電荷発生領域にて発生した電荷を不要電荷として収集する複数の不要電荷収集領域と、
前記複数の不要電荷収集領域と前記電荷発生領域との間にそれぞれ配置され、前記第一及び第二転送信号と位相が異なる第三転送信号に応じて前記電荷発生領域にて発生した電荷を不要電荷として前記複数の不要電荷収集領域に流入させる複数の第三転送電極と、を更に備えている、請求項1に記載の距離画像センサ。
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