JP7471817B2 - 増倍型イメージセンサ - Google Patents
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[第2実施形態]
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- 第1表面、及び前記第1表面とは反対側の第2表面を有し、前記第1表面に沿うように配置された複数の画素を含む半導体層と、
前記第2表面に設けられた配線層と、を備え、
前記複数の画素のそれぞれは、
第1導電型の第1半導体領域と、
前記第1半導体領域の少なくとも一部分に対して前記第2表面側に形成され、前記複数の画素のそれぞれごとに分割された第2導電型の第2半導体領域と、
前記第1半導体領域から分離されるように前記第2半導体領域内に形成され、画素回路の一部分を構成する第1導電型のウェル領域と、を有し、
前記第1半導体領域の少なくとも一部分、及び前記第2半導体領域の少なくとも一部分は、アバランシェ増倍領域を形成しており、
前記第2半導体領域のうち前記ウェル領域が形成された部分は、前記第2半導体領域のうち前記アバランシェ増倍領域を形成している部分と連続している、増倍型イメージセンサ。 - 前記第2半導体領域は、前記第1半導体領域における前記一部分以外の部分によって、前記複数の画素のそれぞれごとに分割されている、請求項1に記載の増倍型イメージセンサ。
- 前記第2半導体領域は、前記第2表面側に開口するように前記半導体層に形成されたトレンチによって、前記複数の画素のそれぞれごとに分割されている、請求項1に記載の増倍型イメージセンサ。
- 前記ウェル領域は、前記トレンチから離れるように前記第2半導体領域内に形成されている、請求項3に記載の増倍型イメージセンサ。
- 前記ウェル領域は、前記トレンチに接するように前記第2半導体領域内に形成されている、請求項3に記載の増倍型イメージセンサ。
- 前記第2半導体領域は、前記第1表面に垂直な方向から見た場合における前記第2半導体領域の中央部において、前記配線層と電気的に接続されている、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の増倍型イメージセンサ。
- 前記複数の画素のそれぞれは、前記ウェル領域として、前記第2半導体領域内において互いに分割された複数のウェル領域を有する、請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の増倍型イメージセンサ。
- 前記ウェル領域は、前記第1表面に垂直な方向から見た場合に前記アバランシェ増倍領域と重なっている、請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の増倍型イメージセンサ。
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| JP2019239493A JP7471817B2 (ja) | 2019-12-27 | 2019-12-27 | 増倍型イメージセンサ |
| KR1020227025228A KR102816546B1 (ko) | 2019-12-27 | 2020-11-11 | 증배형 이미지 센서 |
| PCT/JP2020/042061 WO2021131372A1 (ja) | 2019-12-27 | 2020-11-11 | 増倍型イメージセンサ |
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| DE112020006386.0T DE112020006386T5 (de) | 2019-12-27 | 2020-11-11 | Multiplikationsbildsensor |
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