JP7114647B2 - 光検出装置および光検出システム - Google Patents
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アバランシェダイオードを含む画素が、前記半導体基板に複数配された画素部と、を有する光検出装置であって、前記アバランシェダイオードは、第1の深さに配された第1導電型の第1半導体領域と、前記第1の深さよりも前記第1面に対して深い第2の深さに配された前記第1導電型と反対導電型である第2導電型の第2半導体領域と、で形成されるアバランシェ増幅領域と、前記第2の深さよりも前記第1面に対して深い第3の深さに配された前記第1導電型の第3半導体領域と、前記第2導電型の第4半導体領域を備え、前記画素部に配された複数の前記画素の各々を分離する分離部と、前記第1面に対して前記第3半導体領域よりも深い第4の深さに配され、前記第3半導体領域と接する前記第2導電型の第5半導体領域と、を有し、前記アバランシェ増幅領域の面積は前記第3半導体領域の面積よりも小さく、前記アバランシェ増幅領域の面積は前記第2半導体領域の面積よりも小さく、前記第4半導体領域は、前記第2半導体領域と電気的に接続し、前記第4半導体領域は、前記第5半導体領域と接していることを特徴とする。
図4から図9を用いて、本発明に適用可能な光検出装置の実施例を説明する。また、図1~図3と同様の機能を有する部分には同様の符号を付し、詳細な説明を省略する。
τd=R(Cpd+C) …(数式2)
図9(b)の場合には、Dead timeは、数式3で求められる。
τd=R(Cpd+Cw+C) …(数式3)
Δ1=(1-A)Cpd/(ACpd+C) …(数式4)
Δ2=(1-A)Cpd/(ACpd+Cw+C) …(数式5)
図10は、本実施例におけるアバランシェダイオードの断面模式図である。図4、図5、図8、図9は、実施例1と同様である。また、図1~図9と同様の機能を有する部分には同様の符号を付し、詳細な説明を省略する。図10は、図6においてN型半導体領域4が配された領域にP型半導体領域24が配されている点で異なる。
図11は、本実施例におけるアバランシェダイオードの断面模式図である。図1~図10と同様の機能を有する部分には同様の符号を付し、詳細な説明を省略する。
図12は、本実施例におけるアバランシェダイオードの断面模式図である。図1~図11と同様の機能を有する部分には同様の符号を付し、詳細な説明を省略する。
図14は、本実施例におけるフォトダイオードの断面模式図である。図1~図13と同様の機能を有する部分には同様の符号を付し、詳細な説明を省略する。図14は、図6に対してN型半導体領域1およびN型半導体領域4が複数配されている点で異なる。
図16は、本実施例におけるアバランシェダイオードおよび制御部の断面模式図である。図1~図15と同様の機能を有する部分には同様の符号を付し、詳細な説明を省略する。
本実施例では、各実施例の光検出装置1010を用いた光検出システムの一例を説明する。図17を用いて光検出システムの一例である不可視光検出システムおよびPET等の医療診断システムについて説明する。図1~図16と同様の機能を有する部分には同様の符号を付し、詳細な説明を省略する。なお、本実施例の画素100は、図5のカウンタ回路209の代わりにTDCとメモリを有する。ここでは、TDCをTDC204とし、メモリをメモリ205として説明する。
本実施例では、各実施例の光検出装置1010を用いた光検出システムの一例を説明する。図1~図16と同様の機能を有する部分には同様の符号を付し、詳細な説明を省略する。
2 P型半導体領域(第7半導体領域)
3 P型半導体領域(第6半導体領域)
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5 N型半導体領域(第3半導体領域)
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8 P型半導体領域(第5半導体領域)
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24 P型半導体領域(第2半導体領域)
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- 第1面と、前記第1面と対向する第2面とを有する半導体基板と、
アバランシェダイオードを含む画素が、前記半導体基板に複数配された画素部と、を有する光検出装置であって、
前記アバランシェダイオードは、
第1の深さに配された第1導電型の第1半導体領域と、前記第1の深さよりも前記第1面に対して深い第2の深さに配された前記第1導電型と反対導電型である第2導電型の第2半導体領域と、で形成されるアバランシェ増幅領域と、
前記第2の深さよりも前記第1面に対して深い第3の深さに配された前記第1導電型の第3半導体領域と、
前記第2導電型の第4半導体領域を備え、前記画素部に配された複数の前記画素の各々を分離する分離部と、
前記第1面に対して前記第3半導体領域よりも深い第4の深さに配され、前記第3半導体領域と接する前記第2導電型の第5半導体領域と、を有し、
前記アバランシェ増幅領域の面積は前記第3半導体領域の面積よりも小さく、
前記アバランシェ増幅領域の面積は前記第2半導体領域の面積よりも小さく、
前記第4半導体領域は、前記第2半導体領域と電気的に接続し、
前記第4半導体領域は、前記第5半導体領域と接していることを特徴とする光検出装置。 - 前記第3半導体領域で生成された電荷は前記アバランシェ増幅領域へと収集されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光検出装置。
- 平面視において、前記第1半導体領域のすべての領域が、前記第2半導体領域に重なることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の光検出装置。
- 前記第1半導体領域の不純物濃度は、6.0×10 18 [atms/cm 3 ]以上であり、
前記第2半導体領域の不純物濃度は、1.0×10 17 [atms/cm 3 ]以下であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置。 - 前記第3半導体領域は、前記第1半導体領域よりも不純物濃度が低いことを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置。
- 前記第3半導体領域は、前記第1面に対して深い位置よりも前記第1面に対して浅い位置の方が、前記第1導電型の電荷に対するポテンシャルの高さが低いことを特徴とする請求項1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置。
- 前記第3半導体領域は、前記第1面に対して平行な方向において、前記分離部から近い領域のポテンシャルの高さよりも、前記分離部から遠い領域のポテンシャルの高さの方が低いことを特徴とする請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置。
- 前記分離部は、
前記第1面の側に配された、前記第2半導体領域よりも不純物濃度の高い前記第2導電型の第6半導体領域と、
前記第2半導体領域よりも不純物濃度が高く、前記第6半導体領域よりも不純物濃度の低い前記第4半導体領域と、
前記第2半導体領域と前記第4半導体領域との間に配された、前記第2導電型の第7半導体領域と、
を含み、
前記第2半導体領域と前記第6半導体領域と前記第4半導体領域と前記第5半導体領域と前記第7半導体領域が、電気的に接続されることを特徴とする請求項1乃至7のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置。 - 前記分離部は、絶縁分離部を有し、コンタクトプラグが前記第2面に接続されることを特徴とする請求項1乃至7のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置。
- 前記第1導電型はN型であり、前記第2導電型はP型であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至9のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置。
- 前記半導体基板と異なる半導体基板を有し、
前記異なる半導体基板には、前記第1半導体領域に供給される電位を制御する制御部が配され、
前記半導体基板と、前記異なる半導体基板とが積層され、
前記第1半導体領域と、前記制御部とが、配線を介して電気的に接続されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至10のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置。 - マイクロレンズを有し、
平面視で、前記マイクロレンズの光軸が、前記第2半導体領域と重なるように前記マイクロレンズが配されることを特徴とする請求項1乃至11のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置。 - 請求項1乃至12のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置を有する光検出システムであって、
第1波長帯の光を前記第1波長帯と異なる第2波長帯の光に変換する波長変換部と、
前記波長変換部から出力された前記第2波長帯の光が入射する前記光検出装置と、
前記光検出装置に保持された、前記第2波長帯の光に対応する複数のデジタル信号から得られる複数の画像の合成処理を行う信号処理手段と、を有することを特徴とする光検出システム。 - 請求項1乃至12のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置を有する光検出システムであって、
前記光検出装置によって検出される光を発光する発光部と、
前記光検出装置に保持された、前記検出される光に対応するデジタル信号を用いて距離算出を行う距離算出手段と、を有することを特徴とする光検出システム。 - 移動体であって、
請求項1乃至12のいずれか1項に記載の光検出装置と、
前記光検出装置からの信号に基づき、対象物までの距離情報を取得する距離情報取得手段と、
前記距離情報に基づいて前記移動体を制御する制御手段と、を有することを特徴とする移動体。
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