WO2015137147A1 - 固体撮像素子およびその駆動方法、並びに電子機器 - Google Patents
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- the present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, a driving method thereof, and an electronic device, and in particular, a solid-state imaging device capable of improving image quality by suppressing voltage variation of a charge holding unit, a driving method thereof, and It relates to electronic equipment.
- Patent Documents 1 to 3 disclose a structure in which a photoelectric conversion unit is disposed on a semiconductor substrate and a photoelectric conversion signal is accumulated on the semiconductor substrate.
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- red, blue, and green color filters that are currently widely used in image sensors are arranged in a plane
- color separation is performed by absorbing light of a specific wavelength in units of pixels. For this reason, for example, in a Red pixel, light of wavelengths of Blue and Green are absorbed by the color filter and lost.
- Patent Document 1 proposes a stacked solid-state imaging device in which photoelectric conversion regions that photoelectrically convert red, blue, and green light are stacked in the same pixel space. If this structure is used, the sensitivity fall by the light absorption of a color filter can be suppressed. Furthermore, since this structure does not require interpolation processing, an effect that false colors are not generated can be expected.
- a contact part for electrically connecting the photoelectric conversion part and the semiconductor substrate is necessary.
- the contact portion is connected to an n-type diffusion layer surrounded by, for example, a p-type semiconductor on the semiconductor substrate side.
- This n-type diffusion layer also functions as a charge holding unit for holding photoelectric conversion charges, but leak current is generated because it cannot be a buried PN junction for contact.
- a reverse bias leakage current of a PN junction is generated.
- JP 2007-329161 A JP 2010-278086 A Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2011-138927 (FIG. 15)
- the applied voltage of the photoelectric conversion unit varies due to the voltage variation of the charge holding unit, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency varies. As a result, the image quality of the image sensor is degraded.
- the present technology has been made in view of such a situation, and is capable of improving the image quality by suppressing the voltage variation of the charge holding unit.
- a solid-state imaging device includes a first photoelectric conversion unit that generates and accumulates signal charges by receiving and photoelectrically converting light incident on a pixel, and the first photoelectric conversion.
- the first photoelectric conversion unit that generates and accumulates signal charges by receiving and photoelectrically converting light incident on a pixel, and the first photoelectric conversion.
- the first charge holding unit that holds the signal charge generated in the unit
- the first selection transistor that controls the selection of the pixel
- the first selection transistor A pixel having a first output transistor that outputs a signal charge of the charge holding unit as a pixel signal
- a first voltage control transistor that controls a voltage at an output terminal of the first output transistor.
- the solid-state imaging device driving method includes a first photoelectric conversion unit, a first charge holding unit, a first selection transistor, a first output transistor, and a first voltage.
- the first photoelectric conversion unit generates and accumulates a signal charge by receiving and photoelectrically converting light incident on the pixel, and storing the first charge.
- the charge holding unit holds the signal charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit
- the first selection transistor controls the selection of the pixel
- the first output transistor includes the first output transistor.
- the signal charge of the first charge holding unit is output as a pixel signal
- the first voltage control transistor determines the voltage at the output terminal of the first output transistor. Control.
- An electronic apparatus includes a first photoelectric conversion unit that generates and accumulates signal charges by receiving and photoelectrically converting light incident on a pixel, and the first photoelectric conversion unit.
- the first photoelectric conversion unit that generates and accumulates signal charges by receiving and photoelectrically converting light incident on a pixel
- the first photoelectric conversion unit When the pixel is selected by the first charge holding unit that holds the signal charge generated in Step 1, the first selection transistor that controls selection of the pixel, and the first selection transistor,
- a solid-state imaging device including a pixel having a first output transistor that outputs a signal charge of a charge holding unit as a pixel signal and a first voltage control transistor that controls a voltage at an output terminal of the first output transistor.
- the first photoelectric conversion unit signal charges are generated and stored by receiving light incident on the pixels and performing photoelectric conversion, thereby holding the first charge.
- the signal charge generated in the first photoelectric conversion unit is held in the unit, the selection of the pixel is controlled in the first selection transistor, and the first selection transistor controls the selection of the pixel in the first output transistor.
- the signal charge of the first charge holding unit is output as a pixel signal, and the voltage at the output terminal of the first output transistor is controlled in the first voltage control transistor.
- the solid-state imaging device and the electronic device may be independent devices or modules incorporated in other devices.
- the image quality can be improved by suppressing the voltage variation of the charge holding unit.
- FIG. 1 shows an equivalent circuit of a basic pixel.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 1 includes a photoelectric conversion unit 11, a charge holding unit 12, a reset transistor 13, an amplification transistor (output transistor) 14, and a selection transistor 15.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 11 generates and accumulates charges (signal charges) corresponding to the received light quantity.
- One of the photoelectric conversion units 11 is grounded, and the other is connected to the charge holding unit 12, the source of the reset transistor 13, and the gate of the amplification transistor 14.
- the signal charge is an electron.
- the charge holding unit 12 holds the charge read from the photoelectric conversion unit 11. As will be described later with reference to FIG. 2, the charge holding unit 12 is connected to one end of the photoelectric conversion unit 11, the source of the reset transistor 13, and the gate of the amplification transistor 14. Is done.
- the gate of the amplification transistor 14 is connected to the charge holding unit 12, the drain is connected to the power supply voltage VDD, and the source is connected to the drain of the selection transistor 15.
- the amplification transistor 14 outputs a pixel signal corresponding to the potential of the charge holding unit 12. That is, the amplification transistor 14 forms a load MOS (not shown) as a constant current source connected via a column signal line 16 that transmits a pixel signal output from the pixel 1 and a source follower circuit, and holds charge.
- a pixel signal at a level corresponding to the charge accumulated in the unit 12 is output from the amplification transistor 14 to the AD conversion unit (not shown) via the selection transistor 15.
- the load MOS is provided, for example, in an AD conversion unit provided in units of columns for a plurality of pixels 1 arranged two-dimensionally.
- the drain of the selection transistor 15 is connected to the source of the amplification transistor 14, and the source is connected to the column signal line 16 that transmits the pixel signals of the pixels 1 arranged in the column direction (vertical direction).
- the selection transistor 15 is turned on when the pixel 1 is selected by the selection signal SEL supplied to the gate, and outputs the pixel signal of the pixel 1 to the AD conversion unit via the column signal line 16.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a cross-sectional structure of the pixel 1.
- a reset transistor 13, an amplification transistor 14, and a selection transistor 15 are formed on one interface (upper surface in the drawing) of a P-type semiconductor substrate (P-Well) 21.
- the reset transistor 13 includes a gate portion 13GT on the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 and n-type diffusion layers 22 and 23 in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21, and the amplification transistor 14 includes the P-type semiconductor substrate 21.
- the upper gate portion 14GT and the n-type diffusion layers 23 and 24 in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 are configured.
- the selection transistor 15 includes the gate portion 15GT on the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 and the n-type diffusion layer 23 in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21. It consists of mold diffusion layers 24 and 25.
- the gate portions 13GT, 14GT, and 15GT are made of, for example, polysilicon.
- the n-type diffusion layer 22 serves as the source of the reset transistor 13 and the charge holding unit 12 and is connected to the lower electrode 29B of the photoelectric conversion unit 11 described later and the gate unit 14GT of the amplification transistor 14 by a metal wiring 26. . Accordingly, the entire lower electrode 29B of the photoelectric conversion unit 11, the n-type diffusion layer 22, and the gate unit 14GT of the amplification transistor 14 connected by the metal wiring 26 become the charge holding unit 12 that holds charges.
- the metal wiring 26 is formed of a material such as tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), or copper (Cu).
- the n-type diffusion layer 23 serves as the drain of the reset transistor 13 and the drain of the amplification transistor 14, and the power supply voltage VDD is applied to the n-type diffusion layer 23.
- the n-type diffusion layer 24 serves as both the source of the amplification transistor 14 and the drain of the selection transistor 15.
- the n-type diffusion layer 25 functions as the source of the selection transistor 15 and is connected to the column signal line 16.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 11 is formed via an insulating layer 27.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 11 is formed by a structure in which the photoelectric conversion film 28 is sandwiched between the upper electrode 29A and the lower electrode 29B.
- the photoelectric conversion film 28 for example, an organic photoelectric conversion film, CIGS (Cu, In, Ga, Se compound), CIS (Cu, In, Se compound), a chalcopyrite structure semiconductor, a compound semiconductor such as GaAs, or the like is adopted. can do.
- the upper electrode 29A is formed of a transparent electrode film such as an indium tin oxide (ITO) film or an indium zinc oxide film.
- the lower electrode 29B is formed of an electrode film such as tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), or copper (Cu).
- the upper electrode 29A is formed on the entire surface common to all pixels, while the lower electrode 29B is formed on a pixel basis.
- the upper electrode 29A is connected to GND (ground).
- a color filter 31 and an on-chip lens 32 are formed via a protective film (insulating film) 30.
- a protective film (insulating film) 30 for example, Red, Green, or Blue is arranged in a Bayer arrangement in units of pixels. Therefore, the photoelectric conversion film 28 photoelectrically converts any light of Red, Green, or Blue that has been transmitted through the color filter 31.
- the pixel 1 is formed with the cross-sectional structure as described above.
- FIG. 3 to 5 show the operation of the three transistors of the amplification transistor 14 and the selection transistor 15 of the pixel 1 and the load MOS 17 constituting the amplification transistor 14 and the source follower circuit, the current (electron) flow is the water flow, and the transistor It is the figure which illustrated the gate of no.
- on / off of the gate of the transistor is represented above and below the gray sluice.
- the water flow (current) represented by hatching (hatched lines) is controlled by moving the gray sluice up and down.
- the height in the vertical direction represents voltage, and the lower the gray sluice and hatch height, the higher the voltage.
- the reset transistor 13 (not shown) is turned on, and the voltage of the charge holding unit 12 is reset to the initial state.
- the gate part 14GT of the amplification transistor 14 which is a part of the charge holding part 12 is set to the reset voltage (Vreset).
- the potential under the gate of the amplification transistor 14 is strongly capacitively coupled to the charge holding unit 12 via the gate insulating film (gate oxide film), as a result, the voltage of the charge holding unit 12 is turned off after the selection transistor 15 is turned off. Will occur, and the amount of voltage increase varies from pixel to pixel. Then, signal charge accumulation is performed in a state where there is variation for each pixel.
- the gate insulating film gate oxide film
- the voltage variation of the charge holding unit 12 causes a variation in the amount of leakage current, resulting in a point defect as an image.
- the charge holding unit 12 is connected to the lower electrode 29B of the photoelectric conversion film 28 as described with reference to FIG. 2, the voltage applied to the photoelectric conversion film 28 varies from pixel to pixel. As a result, sensitivity variations of the photoelectric conversion film 28 and leakage current variations of the photoelectric conversion film 28 occur, and the image quality of the solid-state imaging device deteriorates.
- the charge holding unit 12 is directly connected to the photoelectric conversion unit 11 (the lower electrode 29 ⁇ / b> B) like the pixel 1, the application of the photoelectric conversion unit 11 due to the voltage variation of the charge holding unit 12. Variations in voltage occur and photoelectric conversion efficiency varies. As a result, the image quality of the solid-state image sensor deteriorates.
- the driving of the pixel 1 described above is drive control that resets the pixel 1 in a state where the selection transistor 15 is on.
- the pixel 1 it is also possible to drive the pixel 1 to be reset after the selection transistor 15 is turned off and then to turn on the selection transistor 15.
- FIG. 6 shows a state where the pixel 1 is reset by supplying a reset voltage (Vreset) to the amplification transistor 14 in a state where the selection transistor 15 is off. In this state, the pixel 1 is reset with the voltage under the gate and the source of the amplification transistor 14 increased.
- Vreset reset voltage
- the operation margin of the amplification transistor 14 decreases.
- the amplification transistor 14 is operated as a source follower, it is necessary to secure an appropriate potential difference between the gate and the drain of the amplification transistor 14.
- the potential difference is reduced.
- a pixel having a low source follower gain occurs.
- pixels with a high gain and pixels with a low gain coexist, and the image quality of the solid-state imaging device deteriorates.
- This problem occurs not only when the gate of the amplification transistor 14 is used as the charge holding unit 12 but also when the gate is not used as the direct charge holding unit 12, for example, transfer between the photoelectric conversion unit 11 and the amplification transistor 14. It occurs even when a transistor is arranged.
- the gate of the amplification transistor 14 is boosted again toward the initial reset voltage (Vreset).
- Vreset initial reset voltage
- the influence of the variation in reset potential for each pixel described above remains in this period.
- the gate of the amplifying transistor 14 is used as the charge holding unit 12
- a leakage current variation occurs as a result, resulting in a point defect as an image.
- the charge holding unit 12 is directly connected to the photoelectric conversion unit 11 (the lower electrode 29B thereof), the sensitivity variation of the photoelectric conversion film 28 and the leakage current variation of the photoelectric conversion film 28 occur, and the solid-state imaging device. Image quality deteriorates.
- FIG. 9 shows an equivalent circuit of the pixel 51A in the first embodiment.
- a pixel 51A shown in FIG. 9 includes a photoelectric conversion unit 11, a charge holding unit 12, a reset transistor 13, an amplification transistor 14, a selection transistor 15, and a voltage control transistor 61.
- the pixel 51A is newly provided with a voltage control transistor 61 with respect to the basic pixel configuration of FIG.
- the drain of the voltage control transistor 61 is connected to the power supply voltage VDD, and the source is connected to the source of the amplification transistor 14 and the drain of the selection transistor 15.
- the voltage control transistor 61 sets (fixes) the voltage of the source (output terminal) of the amplification transistor 14 to the power supply voltage VDD when turned on by the voltage control signal SERX supplied to the gate.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional structure of the pixel 51A.
- the gate portion 61GT of the voltage control transistor 61 and the n-type diffusion layer 71 are newly added corresponding to the addition of the voltage control transistor 61.
- a power supply voltage VDD is applied to the n-type diffusion layer 71 serving as the drain of the voltage control transistor 61.
- the n-type diffusion layer 24 that functions as the source of the amplification transistor 14 and the drain of the selection transistor 15 also serves as the source of the voltage control transistor 61 in the first embodiment. Therefore, in FIG. 10, the n-type diffusion layer 24 is replaced with two n-type diffusion layers 24A and 24B and a metal wiring 24C connecting them.
- this structure is because it is difficult to illustrate the structure in which the source / drain of the three transistors (the amplification transistor 14, the selection transistor 15, and the voltage control transistor 61) are shared in the drawing. It is not necessary to comprise the diffusion layers 24A and 24B. Therefore, in practice, as in FIG. 2, the source / drain of the three transistors can be configured by one n-type diffusion layer 24.
- the pixel 51A detects a signal level (reset signal level) in a state before signal accumulation, accumulates signal charge, then reads the accumulated signal charge, and sets the reset signal level before accumulation, A CDS (Correlated Double Sampling) process for obtaining a difference between signal levels after accumulation (accumulated signal level) is performed.
- a CDS Correlated Double Sampling
- FIG. 11 shows a timing chart of signals supplied to the gates of the selection transistor 15, the reset transistor 13, and the voltage control transistor 61 corresponding to the CDS process performed by the pixel 51A.
- FIG. 12 shows a state after time t1. As shown in FIG. 12, the source that is the output terminal of the amplification transistor 14 is fixed to the drain voltage (VDD) of the voltage control transistor 61.
- the voltage control transistor 61 is turned off. Thereafter, at time t3, the selection transistor 15 is turned on, whereby the amplification transistor 14 is connected to the column signal line 16 as shown in FIG. 13, and the potential under the source and gate of the amplification transistor 14 is lowered.
- the voltage of the charge holding unit 12 also decreases.
- the voltage drop amount depends on the voltage fluctuation amount under the gate and the source of the amplification transistor 14.
- the voltage under the gate and the source of the amplification transistor 14 is changed by the voltage control transistor 61.
- all the pixels are fixed to a constant value, so that the voltage variation of the charge holding unit 12 when the selection transistor 15 is turned on is suppressed.
- the output level of the amplifying transistor 14 is read as a reset signal level via the column signal line 16, and is held in a memory or the like in the AD conversion unit.
- the selection transistor 15 is turned off, and at time t5, the voltage control transistor 61 is turned on, and then signal accumulation of the pixel 51A is started.
- FIG. 14 shows a state during the signal accumulation period (after time t5).
- the output terminal of the amplification transistor 14 is again fixed to the drain voltage of the voltage control transistor 61, and the gate of the amplification transistor 14, which is the charge holding unit 12, Return to reset voltage.
- the voltage control transistor 61 is turned off at time t6, and the selection transistor 15 is turned on at time t7, so that the signal charge accumulated in the charge holding unit 12 passes through the column signal line 16. And output to a memory or the like in the AD conversion unit.
- FIG. 15 shows a state in which accumulated signal charges are being output after time t7.
- the selection transistor 15 is turned off at time t8, and the voltage control transistor 61 is turned on at time t9.
- the charge holding unit 12 during the signal accumulation period returns to the reset voltage (Vreset) in the initial state, and the voltage variation disappears.
- Vreset reset voltage
- the leakage current variation of the charge holding unit 12 is improved, and the occurrence of point defects is suppressed.
- voltage variations applied to the photoelectric conversion film 28 are suppressed, and sensitivity variations in the photoelectric conversion film 28 and leakage current variations in the photoelectric conversion film 28 are improved.
- the reset operation of the charge holding unit 12 is performed while the selection transistor 15 is off. Therefore, the period during which the reset operation is performed can be overlapped with the ON period of the selection transistor 15 of another pixel. Thereby, the imaging speed of a solid-state image sensor can be improved.
- the selection transistor 15 is turned on before turning off the voltage control transistor 61 at time t2, the drain voltage of the voltage control transistor 61 is output to the column signal line 16. Is done.
- the voltage control transistor 61 is turned off and the output of the amplification transistor 14 is reflected in the column signal line 16, a time for stabilization is required. Therefore, it is desirable to drive the voltage control transistor 61 so that it is always off when the selection transistor 15 is on.
- the voltage control transistor 61 it is desirable to use a deep-depletion type transistor in order to securely fix the voltage of the output terminal (source) of the amplification transistor 14. Further, it is desirable to use a negative bias for the off voltage of the voltage control transistor 61. As a result, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of off-leakage from the column signal line 16 to the voltage control transistor 61 when the selection transistor 15 is on.
- the drain voltage of the voltage control transistor 61 is the same as the drain voltage of the amplification transistor 14. Thereby, the type of power supplied to the pixel 51A can be reduced, and the pixel wiring can be simplified.
- FIG. 16 shows an equivalent circuit of the pixel 51B in the second embodiment
- FIG. 17 shows a cross-sectional structure of the pixel 51B in the second embodiment.
- the second embodiment is configured to use holes as signal charges.
- the form is different.
- the amplifying transistor 14 is desirably a deep-depletion type transistor so that the source follower operation can be performed even with a low gate voltage.
- the reset transistor 13 is connected not to the power supply voltage VDD but to GND.
- the n-type diffusion layer 23 in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 is shared by the reset transistor 13 and the amplification transistor 14.
- the n-type diffusion layer 23A for the reset transistor 13 and the n-type diffusion layer 23B for the amplification transistor 14 are formed separately.
- the n-type diffusion layer 23A for the reset transistor 13 is connected to GND, and the n-type diffusion layer 23B for the amplification transistor 14 is connected to the power supply voltage VDD.
- the voltage control transistor 61 is turned off, and at time t22, the selection transistor 15 is turned on. Then, at time t23, the reset transistor 13 is turned on, and the voltage of the charge holding unit 12 is reset to the initial state. .
- FIG. 19 shows a state during the reset signal level reading period after the reset operation.
- the reset signal level of the pixel 51 ⁇ / b> B is output from the amplification transistor 14 to the memory in the AD conversion unit via the column signal line 16.
- FIG. 20 shows a state after time t25, and signal charges are accumulated in this state.
- the voltage of the charge holding unit 12 also increases.
- the amount of voltage increase depends on the voltage fluctuation amount under the gate and the source of the amplification transistor 14, but the voltage under the gate and the source of the amplification transistor 14 is fixed to a constant value for all pixels by the voltage control transistor 61.
- the potential variation of the charge holding unit 12 is suppressed. Therefore, signal charges are accumulated in a state where potential variation of the charge holding unit 12 is suppressed.
- the voltage control transistor 61 is turned off at time t26, and the selection transistor 15 is turned on at time t27, so that the signal charge accumulated in the charge holding unit 12 passes through the column signal line 16. To be output to a memory or the like in the AD converter.
- FIG. 21 shows a state in which the accumulated signal charge is being output.
- the selection transistor 15 After completion of reading of the accumulated signal charge, the selection transistor 15 is turned off at time t28, and the voltage control transistor 61 is turned on at time t29.
- holes are used as signal charges, and the same GND voltage as the potential of the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 is used to reset the charge holding unit 12.
- the voltage holding transistor 12 during the signal accumulation period is boosted using the voltage control transistor 61.
- the voltage after the actual reset operation becomes a negative bias due to field through, and a forward bias current is generated in the charge holding unit 12. Therefore, the negative bias can be reset by boosting the charge holding unit 12 as in the second drive. Thereby, generation
- the boosted voltage amount of the charge holding unit 12 is arbitrarily determined depending on parameters such as the drain voltage of the voltage control transistor 61, the current amount of the load MOS 17 that is a constant current source, the threshold voltage Vth of the amplification transistor 14, and the transistor size. Can be adjusted to the value.
- the pixel 51B functions as a field-through canceling circuit, the above-described parameters can be set to appropriate values according to the field-through amount of the reset transistor 13.
- the input voltage of the amplification transistor 14 rises when receiving a large amount of light, and amplification is performed.
- a large current is generated between the drains of the transistor 14 and the voltage control transistor 61.
- FIG. 22 shows an equivalent circuit of the pixel 51C in the third embodiment
- FIG. 23 shows a cross-sectional structure of the pixel 51C in the third embodiment.
- the pixel 51C has a configuration in which the photoelectric conversion unit 11 and the amplification transistor 14 are directly connected.
- a transfer transistor 91 is added between the photoelectric conversion unit 11 and the amplification transistor 14, as shown in FIG.
- the transfer transistor 91 When the transfer transistor 91 is turned on by the transfer signal TG supplied to the gate, the transfer transistor 91 transfers the charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit 11 to the charge holding unit 12.
- the charge holding unit 12 in the third embodiment is a floating diffusion (FD) unit that is in an electrically floating state.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 11 of the pixel 51C is configured by a photodiode PD by a PN junction between the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 and the n-type semiconductor region 92, as shown in FIG. This is different from the first and second embodiments described above.
- a protective film (insulating film) 30, a color filter 31, and an on-chip lens 32 are formed on the upper surface of the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 that is the light incident surface.
- a reset transistor 13, an amplification transistor 14, a selection transistor 15, a voltage control transistor 61, and a transfer transistor are formed on the lower surface of the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 opposite to the side on which the on-chip lens 32 is formed. 91 is formed. Therefore, the pixel 51C of the third embodiment has a configuration of a backside illumination type solid-state imaging device in which light is incident from the back surface side opposite to the front surface side of the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 on which the pixel transistors are formed. is doing.
- the number of wirings increases due to the addition of the transfer transistor 91. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 23, it is preferable to adopt the configuration of a back-illuminated solid-state imaging device.
- the added transfer transistor 91 includes a gate portion 91GT, an n-type semiconductor region 92, and an n-type diffusion layer 22 below the P-type semiconductor substrate 21.
- the surplus charge generated by photoelectric conversion by the photodiode PD as the photoelectric conversion unit 11 is discharged to the n-type diffusion layer 22 as the FD unit with the gate 91GT below the transfer transistor 91 as an overflow barrier.
- Other pixel transistors are the same as those in the first embodiment except that they are formed on the lower surface of the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 opposite to the light incident surface side.
- FIG. 25 shows a state when the photodiode PD is reset after time t41.
- FIG. 26 shows a state at the time of signal charge accumulation after time t42.
- the source of the amplification transistor 14 is fixed to a constant value (drain voltage) for all pixels by the voltage control transistor 61 from the time of resetting the photodiode PD to the signal accumulation period, the voltage variation of the charge holding unit 12 that is the FD unit Is suppressed.
- FIG. 27 shows a state after reset, and the charge holding unit 12 (not shown) as the FD unit and the gate voltage of the amplification transistor 14 connected thereto are the reset voltage (Vreset).
- the voltage control transistor 61 is turned off, and at time t46, the selection transistor 15 is turned on, whereby the source that is the output terminal of the amplification transistor 14 is connected to the column signal line 16.
- the potential under the source and gate which are the output terminals of the amplification transistor 14 is lowered.
- the voltage of the charge holding unit 12 also decreases. The voltage drop amount depends on the voltage fluctuation amount under the gate and the source of the amplification transistor 14, but in the state of FIG. Therefore, in the state of FIG. 28, potential variation of the charge holding unit 12 is suppressed. Therefore, the reset signal level is output from the amplification transistor 14 to the memory in the AD conversion unit via the column signal line 16 in a state where the potential variation of the charge holding unit 12 is suppressed.
- the transfer transistor 91 is turned on, and the signal charge accumulated in the photodiode PD which is the photoelectric conversion unit 11 is transferred to the charge holding unit 12, and is transferred from the amplification transistor 14 to the column signal line 16. Is output.
- the selection transistor 15 After completion of reading of the accumulated signal charge, the selection transistor 15 is turned off at time t48, and the voltage control transistor 61 is turned on at time t49.
- the reset operation of the charge holding unit 12 is performed while the selection transistor 15 is off. Therefore, the period during which the reset operation is performed can be overlapped with the ON period of the selection transistor 15 of another pixel. Thereby, the imaging speed of a solid-state image sensor can be improved.
- FIG. 29 shows an equivalent circuit of the pixel 51D in the fourth embodiment.
- the equivalent circuit of the pixel 51D includes a pixel circuit 101G for green light that is first wavelength light, red light that is second wavelength light, and blue light that is third wavelength light.
- Pixel circuit 101RB the equivalent circuit of the pixel 51D includes a pixel circuit 101G for green light that is first wavelength light, red light that is second wavelength light, and blue light that is third wavelength light.
- the pixel circuit 101G for green light has the same configuration as the pixel 51B of the second embodiment that uses holes as signal charges.
- the pixel circuit 101G includes a photoelectric conversion unit 111G, a charge holding unit 112G, a reset transistor 113G, an amplification transistor 114G, a selection transistor 115G, and a voltage control transistor 161G.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 111G, the charge holding unit 112G, the reset transistor 113G, the amplification transistor 114G, the selection transistor 115G, and the voltage control transistor 161G of the pixel circuit 101G are the same as the photoelectric conversion unit 11 of the pixel 51B illustrated in FIG. This corresponds to the holding unit 12, the reset transistor 13, the amplification transistor 14, the selection transistor 15, and the voltage control transistor 61.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 111G generates and accumulates charges (signal charges) corresponding to the amount of received green light.
- One of the photoelectric conversion units 111G is connected to the power supply voltage VDD, and the other is connected to the charge holding unit 112G, the reset transistor 113G, and the amplification transistor 114G.
- the signal charges are holes.
- the charge holding unit 112G holds the charge read from the photoelectric conversion unit 111G. As in the second embodiment, the charge holding unit 112G is connected to one end of the photoelectric conversion unit 111G, the source of the reset transistor 113G, and the gate of the amplification transistor 114G. Charge is retained.
- the reset transistor 113G resets the potential of the charge holding unit 112G when turned on by a reset signal RST (G) supplied to the gate.
- the gate of the amplification transistor 114G is connected to the charge holding unit 112G, the drain is connected to the power supply voltage VDD, and the source is connected to the drain of the selection transistor 115G.
- the amplification transistor 114G outputs a pixel signal corresponding to the potential of the charge holding unit 112G.
- the drain of the selection transistor 115G is connected to the source of the amplification transistor 114G, and the source of the selection transistor 115G is connected to the column signal line 16.
- the selection transistor 115G is turned on by the selection signal SEL (G) supplied to the gate, and outputs the pixel signal of the pixel 51D to the AD conversion unit via the column signal line 16.
- the drain of the voltage control transistor 161G is connected to the power supply voltage VDD, and the source of the voltage control transistor 161G is connected to the source of the amplification transistor 114G and the drain of the selection transistor 115G.
- the source of the amplification transistor 114G is set (fixed) to the power supply voltage VDD.
- the pixel circuit 101RB for red light and blue light has a photoelectric conversion unit and a transfer transistor for red light and blue light, respectively, and other configurations are shared by red light and blue light. Yes.
- the pixel circuit 101RB includes a photoelectric conversion unit 111R, a photoelectric conversion unit 111B, a transfer transistor 191R, a transfer transistor 191B, a charge holding unit 112RB, a reset transistor 113RB, an amplification transistor 114RB, and a selection transistor 115RB.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 111R accumulates electric charges obtained by receiving Red light and performing photoelectric conversion.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 111B accumulates electric charge obtained by receiving Blue light and performing photoelectric conversion.
- the transfer transistor 191R When the transfer transistor 191R is turned on by a transfer signal TG (R) supplied to the gate, the transfer transistor 191R transfers the signal charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit 111R to the charge holding unit 112RB which is an FD unit.
- the transfer transistor 191B When the transfer transistor 191B is turned on by the transfer signal TG (B) supplied to the gate, the transfer transistor 191B transfers the signal charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit 111B to the charge holding unit 112RB that is the FD unit.
- the charge holding unit 112RB holds the signal charge transferred from the photoelectric conversion unit 111R or 111B.
- the charge holding unit 112RB is an FD unit.
- the reset transistor 113RB resets the potential of the charge holding unit 112RB when turned on by a reset signal RST (RB) supplied to the gate.
- the gate of the amplification transistor 114RB is connected to the charge holding unit 112RB, the drain is connected to the power supply voltage VDD, and the source is connected to the drain of the selection transistor 115RB.
- the amplification transistor 114RB outputs a pixel signal corresponding to the potential of the charge holding unit 112RB.
- the drain of the selection transistor 115RB is connected to the source of the amplification transistor 114RB, and the source of the selection transistor 115RB is connected to the column signal line 16.
- the selection transistor 115RB is turned on when the pixel 51D is selected by the selection signal SEL (RB) supplied to the gate, and outputs the pixel signal of the pixel 51D to the AD conversion unit via the column signal line 16.
- FIG. 30 shows a cross-sectional structure of the pixel 51D in the fourth embodiment.
- a photoelectric conversion unit 111G is formed on the light incident surface side of the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 via a protective film (insulating film) 201.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 111G is formed with a structure in which the photoelectric conversion film 202 is sandwiched between the upper electrode 203A and the lower electrode 203B.
- the material of the photoelectric conversion film 202 a material that photoelectrically converts Green light and transmits Red light and Blue light is used.
- the organic photoelectric conversion film that performs photoelectric conversion with green wavelength light for example, an organic photoelectric conversion material containing a rhodamine dye, a melocyanine dye, quinacridone, or the like can be used.
- Each of the upper electrode 203A and the lower electrode 203B is formed of a transparent electrode film such as an indium tin oxide (ITO) film or an indium zinc oxide film.
- ITO indium tin oxide
- the photoelectric conversion film 202 is an organic photoelectric conversion film that performs photoelectric conversion with red wavelength light
- an organic photoelectric conversion material containing a phthalocyanine dye can be used.
- an organic material including a coumarin dye, tris-8-hydroxyquinoline Al (Alq3), a melocyanine dye, or the like is used.
- a photoelectric conversion material can be used.
- An on-chip lens 32 is formed above the photoelectric conversion unit 111G.
- two n-type semiconductor regions 204 and 205 are stacked in the depth direction, and photodiodes PD1 and PD2 are formed by two PN junctions. Due to the difference in light absorption coefficient, the photodiode PD1 photoelectrically converts Blue light, and the photodiode PD2 photoelectrically converts Red light. Part of the two n-type semiconductor regions 204 and 205 is formed so as to reach the lower interface of the P-type semiconductor substrate 21.
- a plurality of pixel transistors of the pixel 51D are formed on the lower surface of the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 on the side opposite to the side on which the photoelectric conversion unit 111G and the like are formed.
- the green light reset transistor 113G includes a gate portion 113GT on the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 and n-type diffusion layers 221 and 222 in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21, and the amplification transistor 114G has P The gate portion 114GT on the type semiconductor substrate 21 and the n type diffusion layers 223A and 224 in the P type semiconductor substrate 21 are configured.
- the selection transistor 115G includes a gate portion 115GT on the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 and n-type diffusion layers 223B and 225 in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21, and the voltage control transistor 116G is on the P-type semiconductor substrate 21.
- the gate portion 116GT and n-type diffusion layers 223A and 226 in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 are configured.
- the signal charge generated by receiving Green light is a hole, and a power supply voltage (VDD) is applied to the upper electrode 203A of the photoelectric conversion film 202.
- the lower electrode 203B of the photoelectric conversion film 202 is connected to the n-type diffusion layer 221 which is one of the source / drain of the reset transistor 113G and the gate of the amplification transistor 114G by a metal connection conductor 227, and these are all connected.
- the charge holding portion 112G is obtained.
- the n-type diffusion layer 222 which is the other of the source / drain of the reset transistor 113G is connected to GND.
- the n-type diffusion layers 223A and 223B are connected by a metal wiring 228, and serve as the source of the amplification transistor 114G, the drain of the selection transistor 115G, and the source of the voltage control transistor 116.
- the n-type diffusion layer 225 as the source of the selection transistor 115G is connected to the column signal line 16.
- the transfer transistor 191B for blue light includes a gate portion 191BGT on the p-type semiconductor substrate 21, an n-type semiconductor region 204 in the p-type semiconductor substrate 21, and an n-type diffusion layer 231A.
- the transistor 191R includes a gate portion 191RGT on the P-type semiconductor substrate 21, an n-type semiconductor region 205 and an n-type diffusion layer 231A in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21.
- the reset transistor 113RB is configured by a gate portion 113RBGT on the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 and n-type diffusion layers 231B and 232 in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21, and the amplification transistor 114RB is formed on the gate on the P-type semiconductor substrate 21. Part 114RBGT and n-type diffusion layers 232 and 233 in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21.
- the selection transistor 115RB is composed of a gate portion 115RBGT on the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 and n-type diffusion layers 234 and 225 in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21.
- the n-type diffusion layer 231A shared by the transfer transistor 191B for blue light and the transfer transistor 191R for red light includes one n-type diffusion layer 231B of the reset transistor 113RB, the gate portion 114RBGT of the amplification transistor 114RB, and a metal. They are connected by the wiring 235 and constitute the charge holding portion 112RB.
- the n-type diffusion layer 232 serving as the drains of the reset transistor 113RB and the amplification transistor 114RB is connected to the power supply voltage VDD.
- one n-type diffusion layer 233 of the amplification transistor 114RB and the n-type diffusion layer 234 which is one of the selection transistors 115RB are connected by a metal wiring 236.
- the n-type diffusion layer 225 which is the other of the selection transistors 115RB is also used as the selection transistor 115 for green light.
- the surface of the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 where the pixel transistors are formed is covered with an insulating film 237.
- n-type diffusion layers shared as sources or drains of a plurality of pixel transistors are connected by metal wiring due to the limitation shown in the drawing, but of course, one n-type diffusion layer is connected. It may be formed.
- the signal charge reset operation is executed in the order of the Green signal charge, the Red signal charge, and the Blue signal charge, and the readout after the signal accumulation period has elapsed is the Green signal charge, the Red signal charge, and the Blue signal charge. Are executed in this order.
- the green signal charge is reset.
- the green light voltage control transistor 161G is turned off at time t61
- the selection transistor 151G is turned on at time t62
- the reset transistor 113G is turned on at time t63
- the charge holding unit 112G The voltage is reset to the initial state.
- the selection transistor 115G is turned off, and at time t65, the voltage control transistor 161G is turned on.
- the reset transistor 113RB for red light and blue light and the transfer transistor 191R are turned on, and the photodiode PD2 as the photoelectric conversion unit 111R is reset.
- the reset transistor 113RB and the transfer transistor 191B are turned on, and the photodiode PD1 as the photoelectric conversion unit 111B is reset.
- the green signal charge is read out.
- the green light voltage control transistor 161G is turned off, and at time t69, the selection transistor 115G is turned on, so that the Green signal charge accumulated in the charge holding unit 112G passes through the column signal line 16. And output to a memory or the like in the AD conversion unit.
- the selection transistor 115G is turned off at time t70, and the voltage control transistor 161G is turned on at time t71.
- the reset transistor 113RB is turned on at time t73, and the charge holding unit 112RB that is the FD part is reset.
- the transfer transistor 191R for Red light is turned on, and the Red signal charge accumulated in the photodiode PD2 is transferred to the charge holding unit 112RB and output from the amplification transistor 114RB to the column signal line 16.
- the selection transistor 115RB for Red light and Blue light is once turned off.
- the reset transistor 113RB is turned on at time t77, and the charge holding unit 112RB which is the FD unit is reset.
- the blue light transfer transistor 191B is turned on, and the blue signal charge accumulated in the photodiode PD1 is transferred to the charge holding unit 112RB and output from the amplification transistor 114RB to the column signal line 16.
- the selection transistor 115RB for Red light and Blue light is turned off.
- the green signal charge is driven in the same manner as the second drive described above.
- the drain voltage of the voltage control transistor 161G is equal to the drain voltage of the amplification transistor 114G in the pixel circuit 101G, and the drain voltage of the reset transistor 113RB and the amplification transistor 114RB in the pixel circuit 101RB.
- the same power supply voltage VDD is set. Thereby, the type of power supplied to the pixel 51D can be reduced and the pixel wiring can be simplified.
- FIG. 32 shows an equivalent circuit of the pixel 51E in the fifth embodiment.
- the pixel 51E in the fifth embodiment is different from the pixel 51D in the fourth embodiment in that a voltage control transistor 161RB is newly added in the pixel circuit 101RB for Red light and Blue light.
- Other configurations are the same as those of the pixel 51D shown in FIG.
- the source of the amplification transistor 114RB is set (fixed) to the power supply voltage VDD.
- FIG. 33 shows a cross-sectional structure of the pixel 51E in the fifth embodiment.
- the only difference between the pixel 51D of the fourth embodiment is that the gate portion 161RBGT constituting the voltage control transistor 161RB and the n-type diffusion layer 241 in the P-type semiconductor substrate 21 are newly added.
- the n-type diffusion layer 241 corresponds to the drain of the voltage control transistor 161RB, and the power supply voltage VDD is applied to the n-type diffusion layer 241.
- the source of the voltage control transistor 161RB is also used as the n-type diffusion layer 233 that functions as the source of the amplification transistor 114RB.
- the fifth drive is the same as the second drive described above for the Green signal charge, and is the same as the third drive described above for the Red signal charge and the Blue signal charge.
- the order of resetting and reading out the signal charge is the order of the Red signal charge, the Green signal charge, and the Blue signal charge.
- the reset transistor 113RB and the transfer transistor 191R are turned on, and the red light photodiode PD2 is reset.
- the green light voltage control transistor 161G is turned off.
- the selection transistor 151G is turned on.
- the reset transistor 113G is turned on, and the voltage of the charge holding unit 112G is changed. Is reset.
- the selection transistor 115G is turned off, and at time t97, the voltage control transistor 161G is turned on.
- the reset transistor 113RB is turned on and turned off at time t101 after a predetermined time, whereby the charge holding unit 112RB, which is the FD unit, is reset for reading the Red signal charge.
- the voltage control transistor 161RB is turned off, and at time t103, the selection transistor 115RB is turned on, so that the source that is the output terminal of the amplification transistor 114RB is connected to the column signal line 16.
- the transfer transistor 191R is turned on, and the Red signal charge accumulated in the photodiode PD2 is transferred to the charge holding unit 112RB and output from the amplification transistor 114RB to the column signal line 16. .
- the voltage control transistor 161G is turned off at time t106, and the selection transistor 115RB is turned off and the selection transistor 115G is turned on at time t107, whereby the charge holding unit 112G.
- the Green signal charge accumulated in the signal is output to a memory or the like in the AD conversion unit via the column signal line 16.
- the voltage control transistor 161RB is also turned on.
- the reset transistor 113RB is turned on at time t108 during reading of the green signal charge and turned off at time t109 after a predetermined time, whereby the charge holding unit 112RB, which is the FD part, is read for reading out the blue signal charge. Reset.
- both the selection transistor 115G and the voltage control transistor 161RB are turned off.
- the blue light transfer transistor 191B is turned on from time t112 to time t113, and the Blue signal charge accumulated in the photodiode PD1 is turned on. Is transferred to the charge holding unit 112RB and output to the column signal line 16 from the amplification transistor 114RB.
- the selection transistor 115RB for Red light and Blue light is turned off and the voltage control transistor 161RB is turned on.
- the Green signal charge is read between the Red signal charge and the Blue signal charge. Accordingly, the Red signal charge can be reset during the Blue signal charge reading period of the previous row, and the Blue signal charge can be reset during the Green signal charge reading period. Thereby, the imaging speed of a solid-state image sensor can be improved.
- the potential of the output terminal and the gate below the amplification transistor 114RB is fixed by the voltage control transistor 161RB, thereby suppressing variations in the reset voltage when the selection transistor 115RB is turned on. . Thereby, image quality deterioration of a solid-state image sensor can be suppressed.
- the drain voltages of the voltage control transistors 161G and 161RB are the drain voltage of the amplification transistor 114G in the pixel circuit 101G, and the drain voltages of the reset transistor 113RB and the amplification transistor 114RB in the pixel circuit 101RB.
- the same power supply voltage VDD as the voltage is set.
- FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a solid-state imaging element to which the present technology is applied.
- the peripheral circuit portion includes a vertical drive circuit 304, a column signal processing circuit 305, a horizontal drive circuit 306, an output circuit 307, a control circuit 308, and the like.
- any of the above-described configurations of the pixel 51A to the pixel 51E is employed.
- the control circuit 308 receives an input clock and data for instructing an operation mode, and outputs data such as internal information of the solid-state image sensor 301.
- the control circuit 308 generates a clock signal and a control signal that serve as a reference for operations of the vertical drive circuit 304, the column signal processing circuit 305, the horizontal drive circuit 306, and the like based on the vertical synchronization signal, the horizontal synchronization signal, and the master clock. To do. Then, the control circuit 308 outputs the generated clock signal and control signal to the vertical drive circuit 304, the column signal processing circuit 305, the horizontal drive circuit 306, and the like.
- the vertical drive circuit 304 is configured by, for example, a shift register, selects a predetermined pixel drive wiring 310, supplies a pulse for driving the pixel 302 to the selected pixel drive wiring 310, and drives the pixels 302 in units of rows. To do. That is, the vertical driving circuit 304 sequentially scans each pixel 302 of the pixel array unit 303 in the vertical direction in units of rows, and the pixel signal based on the signal charge generated according to the amount of received light in the photoelectric conversion unit of each pixel 302. Are supplied to the column signal processing circuit 305 through the vertical signal line 309.
- Reset signals RST, RST (G) and RST (RB), selection signals SEL, SEL (B) and SEL (RB), voltage control signals SERX and SELY, and transfer signals TG and TG (R) , TG (B) and the like are controlled by the vertical drive circuit 304 as the pixel drive wiring 310.
- the column signal processing circuit 305 is arranged for each column of the pixels 302, and performs signal processing such as noise removal on the signal output from the pixels 302 for one row for each pixel column.
- the column signal processing circuit 305 performs signal processing such as CDS and AD conversion for removing fixed pattern noise unique to a pixel.
- the horizontal drive circuit 306 is constituted by, for example, a shift register, and sequentially outputs horizontal scanning pulses to sequentially select each of the column signal processing circuits 305, and outputs a pixel signal from each of the column signal processing circuits 305 to a horizontal signal line. 311 is output.
- the output circuit 307 performs signal processing and outputs the signals sequentially supplied from each of the column signal processing circuits 305 through the horizontal signal line 311.
- the output circuit 307 may perform only buffering, or may perform black level adjustment, column variation correction, various digital signal processing, and the like.
- the input / output terminal 313 exchanges signals with the outside.
- the solid-state imaging device 301 configured as described above is a CMOS image sensor called a column AD method in which column signal processing circuits 5 that perform CDS processing and AD conversion processing are arranged for each pixel column.
- the solid-state imaging device 301 includes the charge holding unit (charge holding unit 12, charge holding unit 112G in the pixel 302.
- the image quality can be improved by suppressing the voltage variation of the charge holding portion 112RB.
- the present technology is not limited to application to a solid-state imaging device. That is, the present technology is applied to an image capturing unit (photoelectric conversion unit) such as an imaging device such as a digital still camera or a video camera, a portable terminal device having an imaging function, or a copying machine using a solid-state imaging device as an image reading unit.
- the present invention can be applied to all electronic devices using a solid-state image sensor.
- the solid-state imaging device may be formed as a one-chip, or may be in a module shape having an imaging function in which an imaging unit and a signal processing unit or an optical system are packaged together.
- FIG. 36 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an imaging apparatus as an electronic apparatus to which the present technology is applied.
- An imaging apparatus 400 in FIG. 36 includes an optical unit 401 including a lens group, a solid-state imaging element (imaging device) 402 that employs the configuration of the solid-state imaging element 301 in FIG. 35, and a DSP (Digital Signal) that is a camera signal processing circuit. Processor) circuit 403 is provided.
- the imaging apparatus 400 also includes a frame memory 404, a display unit 405, a recording unit 406, an operation unit 407, and a power supply unit 408.
- the DSP circuit 403, the frame memory 404, the display unit 405, the recording unit 406, the operation unit 407, and the power supply unit 408 are connected to each other via a bus line 409.
- the optical unit 401 takes in incident light (image light) from a subject and forms an image on the imaging surface of the solid-state imaging device 402.
- the solid-state imaging element 402 converts the amount of incident light imaged on the imaging surface by the optical unit 401 into an electrical signal in units of pixels and outputs the electrical signal as a pixel signal.
- the solid-state image pickup element 402 the solid-state image pickup element 301 of FIG. 35, that is, a solid-state image pickup element that suppresses voltage variations of the charge holding unit 12 and improves the image quality can be used.
- the display unit 405 includes a panel type display device such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel, and displays a moving image or a still image captured by the solid-state image sensor 402.
- the recording unit 406 records a moving image or a still image captured by the solid-state image sensor 402 on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.
- the operation unit 407 issues operation commands for various functions of the imaging apparatus 400 under the operation of the user.
- the power supply unit 408 appropriately supplies various power sources serving as operation power sources for the DSP circuit 403, the frame memory 404, the display unit 405, the recording unit 406, and the operation unit 407 to these supply targets.
- the image quality of the solid-state image sensor 402 can be improved by using the solid-state image sensor 301 having the pixels 51A to 51E according to the above-described embodiments as the solid-state image sensor 402. Therefore, even in the imaging apparatus 400 such as a video camera, a digital still camera, or a camera module for a mobile device such as a mobile phone, it is possible to improve the image quality of the captured image.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 11 when the photoelectric conversion unit 11 is formed by the photodiode PD by the PN junction, an example in which the first conductivity type is P type, the second conductivity type is N type, and electrons are signal charges has been described.
- the first conductivity type is N-type
- the second conductivity type is P-type
- holes are signal charges.
- the pixel transistor can also be formed of an N-type MOS instead of a P-type MOS.
- the present technology is not limited to application to a solid-state imaging device that detects the distribution of the amount of incident light of visible light and captures it as an image, but a solid-state that captures the distribution of the incident amount of infrared rays, X-rays, particles, or the like as an image.
- solid-state imaging devices physical quantity distribution detection devices
- fingerprint detection sensors that detect the distribution of other physical quantities such as pressure and capacitance and capture images as images.
- Embodiments of the present technology are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present disclosure.
- this indication can also take the following structures.
- a first photoelectric conversion unit that generates and accumulates signal charges by receiving and photoelectrically converting light incident on the pixels; and A first charge holding unit for holding a signal charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit;
- a first selection transistor for controlling the selection of the pixel;
- a first output transistor that outputs a signal charge of the first charge holding portion as a pixel signal when the pixel is selected by the first selection transistor;
- a solid-state imaging device comprising: a pixel having: a first voltage control transistor that controls a voltage at an output terminal of the first output transistor.
- the first photoelectric conversion unit photoelectrically converts light having a first wavelength
- the pixel is A second photoelectric conversion unit that generates a signal charge by receiving and photoelectrically converting light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength;
- a third photoelectric conversion unit that generates a signal charge by receiving and photoelectrically converting light of a third wavelength different from both the first wavelength and the second wavelength;
- a second charge holding unit for holding signal charges generated by the second and third photoelectric conversion units;
- a second selection transistor for controlling the selection of the pixel;
- the solid-state imaging device further including: a second output transistor that outputs a signal charge of the second charge holding unit as a pixel signal when the pixel is selected by the second selection transistor. .
- the pixel is The solid-state imaging device according to (1) or (2), further including a second voltage control transistor that controls a voltage at an output terminal of the second output transistor.
- the signal charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit is a hole.
- the signal charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit is an electron.
- the solid-state imaging device according to any one of (1) to (6).
- the first charge holding unit includes a second conductivity type diffusion layer formed in a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate,
- the solid-state imaging device according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein a reset voltage for resetting the voltage of the first charge holding unit is the same voltage as the potential of the first conductivity type.
- the solid-state imaging device according to (8), wherein the first conductivity type is a P-type, and the second conductivity type is an N-type.
- the solid-state imaging device according to any one of (1), (5) to (10), wherein the first charge holding unit is a floating diffusion unit.
- the solid-state imaging device according to any one of (1) to (11), wherein a drain voltage of the first voltage control transistor is the same as a drain voltage of the output transistor.
- the solid-state imaging device according to any one of (1) to (12), wherein the first voltage control transistor is a deep depletion type transistor.
- a solid-state imaging device including a pixel having a first photoelectric conversion unit, a first charge holding unit, a first selection transistor, a first output transistor, and a first voltage control transistor,
- the first photoelectric conversion unit generates and accumulates signal charges by receiving and photoelectrically converting light incident on the pixels,
- the first charge holding unit holds the signal charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit;
- the first selection transistor controls the selection of the pixel;
- the first output transistor outputs a signal charge of the first charge holding unit as a pixel signal
- the first voltage control transistor controls the voltage at the output terminal of the first output transistor.
- a first photoelectric conversion unit that generates and accumulates signal charges by receiving and photoelectrically converting light incident on the pixels; and A first charge holding unit for holding a signal charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit; A first selection transistor for controlling the selection of the pixel; A first output transistor that outputs a signal charge of the first charge holding portion as a pixel signal when the pixel is selected by the first selection transistor;
- An electronic device comprising: a solid-state imaging device comprising: a pixel having a first voltage control transistor that controls a voltage at an output terminal of the first output transistor.
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1.基本画素の説明
2.第1の実施の形態(光電変換膜で信号電荷を電子とする画素の構成例)
3.第2の実施の形態(光電変換膜で信号電荷を正孔とする画素の構成例)
4.第3の実施の形態(フォトダイオードで転送トランジスタを有する画素の構成例)
5.第4の実施の形態(光電変換膜とフォトダイオードを有する画素の構成例)
6.第5の実施の形態(光電変換膜とフォトダイオードを有する画素の構成例)
初めに、本技術の理解を容易にするため、本技術が適用される基本構成となる固体撮像素子の画素(以下、基本画素という。)について説明する。
図1は、基本画素の等価回路を示している。
図2は、画素1の断面構造を示す図である。
次に、図3乃至図5を参照して、画素1の駆動について説明する。
図6乃至図8を参照して、選択トランジスタ15がオフの状態で、画素1をリセットし、のちに、選択トランジスタ15をオンする駆動について説明する。
図9乃至図15を参照して、本技術を適用した画素の第1の実施の形態について説明する。
次に、図11乃至図15を参照して、第1の実施の形態における画素51Aの駆動(第1の駆動)について説明する。
図16乃至図21を参照して、本技術を適用した画素の第2の実施の形態について説明する。
次に、第1の実施の形態と同様に、図18のタイミングチャートとともに、図19乃至図21を参照して、第2の実施の形態における画素51Bの駆動(第2の駆動)について説明する。
図22乃至図28を参照して、本技術を適用した画素の第3の実施の形態について説明する。
次に、図24のタイミングチャートとともに、図25乃至図28を参照して、第3の実施の形態における画素51Cの駆動(第3の駆動)について説明する。
図29乃至図31を参照して、本技術を適用した画素の第4の実施の形態について説明する。
図31のタイミングチャートを参照して、第4の実施の形態における画素51Dの駆動(第4の駆動)について説明する。
図32乃至図34を参照して、本技術を適用した画素の第5の実施の形態について説明する。
図34のタイミングチャートを参照して、第5の実施の形態における画素51Eの駆動(第5の駆動)について説明する。
上述した画素51A乃至画素51Eは、図35に示す固体撮像素子の画素として採用することができる。すなわち、図35は、本技術が適用された固体撮像素子の概略構成を示す図である。
本技術は、固体撮像素子への適用に限られるものではない。即ち、本技術は、デジタルスチルカメラやビデオカメラ等の撮像装置や、撮像機能を有する携帯端末装置や、画像読取部に固体撮像素子を用いる複写機など、画像取込部(光電変換部)に固体撮像素子を用いる電子機器全般に対して適用可能である。固体撮像素子は、ワンチップとして形成された形態であってもよいし、撮像部と信号処理部または光学系とがまとめてパッケージングされた撮像機能を有するモジュール状の形態であってもよい。
(1)
画素に入射された光を受光して光電変換することで信号電荷を生成して蓄積する第1の光電変換部と、
前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷を保持する第1の電荷保持部と、
前記画素の選択を制御する第1の選択トランジスタと、
前記第1の選択トランジスタにより前記画素が選択された場合、前記第1の電荷保持部の信号電荷を画素信号として出力する第1の出力トランジスタと、
前記第1の出力トランジスタの出力端の電圧を制御する第1の電圧制御トランジスタと
を有する画素を備える
固体撮像素子。
(2)
前記第1の光電変換部は、第1の波長の光を光電変換し、
前記画素は、
前記第1の波長と異なる第2の波長の光を受光して光電変換することで信号電荷を生成する第2の光電変換部と、
前記第1の波長及び前記第2の波長のいずれとも異なる第3の波長の光を受光して光電変換することで信号電荷を生成する第3の光電変換部と、
前記第2及び第3の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷を保持する第2の電荷保持部と、
前記画素の選択を制御する第2の選択トランジスタと、
前記第2の選択トランジスタにより前記画素が選択された場合、前記第2の電荷保持部の信号電荷を画素信号として出力する第2の出力トランジスタと
をさらに有する
前記(1)に記載の固体撮像素子。
(3)
前記画素は、
前記第2の出力トランジスタの出力端の電圧を制御する第2の電圧制御トランジスタをさらに有する
前記(1)または(2)に記載の固体撮像素子。
(4)
前記第1の光電変換部は、光電変換膜の上下を電極で挟み込む構造により形成されている
前記(1)乃至(3)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(5)
前記第1の光電変換部は、半導体基板内のPN接合によるフォトダイオードにより形成されている
前記(1)乃至(4)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(6)
前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷は、正孔である
前記(1)乃至(5)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(7)
前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷は、電子である
前記(1)乃至(6)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(8)
前記第1の電荷保持部は、第1導電型の半導体基板内に形成した第2導電型の拡散層を含み、
前記第1の電荷保持部の電圧をリセットするリセット電圧は、前記第1導電型の電位と同一の電圧である
前記(1)乃至(7)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(9)
前記第1導電型はP型であり、前記第2導電型はN型である
前記(8)に記載の固体撮像素子。
(10)
前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷を、前記第1の電荷保持部へ転送する転送トランジスタをさらに備える
前記(1),(5)乃至(9)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(11)
前記第1の電荷保持部は、フローティングディフュージョン部である
前記(1),(5)乃至(10)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(12)
前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタのドレイン電圧は、前記出力トランジスタのドレイン電圧と同一である
前記(1)乃至(11)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(13)
前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタは、Deep Depletion型のトランジスタである
前記(1)乃至(12)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(14)
前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタのオフ電圧には、負バイアスが用いられる
前記(1)乃至(13)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(15)
前記第1の選択トランジスタがオンの状態では、常に、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオフの状態に制御されるように構成される
前記(1)乃至(14)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(16)
前記第1の選択トランジスタがオンになる前に、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオフされるように構成される
前記(1)乃至(15)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(17)
前記第1の選択トランジスタがオン、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオフの状態で、前記第1の電荷保持部のリセット動作が行われた後、前記第1の選択トランジスタがオフ、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオンの状態で、前記第1の光電変換部による信号蓄積が行われるように構成される
前記(1)乃至(16)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(18)
前記第1の選択トランジスタがオフ、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオンの状態で、前記第1の電荷保持部のリセット動作が行われた後、前記第1の選択トランジスタがオン、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオフの状態でリセット時の信号が読み出されるように構成される
前記(1)乃至(16)のいずれかに記載の固体撮像素子。
(19)
第1の光電変換部と、第1の電荷保持部と、第1の選択トランジスタと、第1の出力トランジスタと、第1の電圧制御トランジスタとを有する画素を備える固体撮像素子が、
前記第1の光電変換部が、前記画素に入射された光を受光して光電変換することで信号電荷を生成して蓄積し、
前記第1の電荷保持部が、前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷を保持し、
前記第1の選択トランジスタが、前記画素の選択を制御し、
前記第1の出力トランジスタが、前記第1の選択トランジスタにより前記画素が選択された場合、前記第1の電荷保持部の信号電荷を画素信号として出力し、
前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタは、前記第1の出力トランジスタの出力端の電圧を制御する
固体撮像素子の駆動方法。
(20)
画素に入射された光を受光して光電変換することで信号電荷を生成して蓄積する第1の光電変換部と、
前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷を保持する第1の電荷保持部と、
前記画素の選択を制御する第1の選択トランジスタと、
前記第1の選択トランジスタにより前記画素が選択された場合、前記第1の電荷保持部の信号電荷を画素信号として出力する第1の出力トランジスタと、
前記第1の出力トランジスタの出力端の電圧を制御する第1の電圧制御トランジスタと
を有する画素を備える固体撮像素子
を備える電子機器。
Claims (20)
- 画素に入射された光を受光して光電変換することで信号電荷を生成して蓄積する第1の光電変換部と、
前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷を保持する第1の電荷保持部と、
前記画素の選択を制御する第1の選択トランジスタと、
前記第1の選択トランジスタにより前記画素が選択された場合、前記第1の電荷保持部の信号電荷を画素信号として出力する第1の出力トランジスタと、
前記第1の出力トランジスタの出力端の電圧を制御する第1の電圧制御トランジスタと
を有する画素を備える
固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の光電変換部は、第1の波長の光を光電変換し、
前記画素は、
前記第1の波長と異なる第2の波長の光を受光して光電変換することで信号電荷を生成する第2の光電変換部と、
前記第1の波長及び前記第2の波長のいずれとも異なる第3の波長の光を受光して光電変換することで信号電荷を生成する第3の光電変換部と、
前記第2及び第3の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷を保持する第2の電荷保持部と、
前記画素の選択を制御する第2の選択トランジスタと、
前記第2の選択トランジスタにより前記画素が選択された場合、前記第2の電荷保持部の信号電荷を画素信号として出力する第2の出力トランジスタと
をさらに有する
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記画素は、
前記第2の出力トランジスタの出力端の電圧を制御する第2の電圧制御トランジスタをさらに有する
請求項2に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の光電変換部は、光電変換膜の上下を電極で挟み込む構造により形成されている
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の光電変換部は、半導体基板内のPN接合によるフォトダイオードにより形成されている
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷は、正孔である
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷は、電子である
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の電荷保持部は、第1導電型の半導体基板内に形成した第2導電型の拡散層を含み、
前記第1の電荷保持部の電圧をリセットするリセット電圧は、前記第1導電型の電位と同一の電圧である
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1導電型はP型であり、前記第2導電型はN型である
請求項8に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷を、前記第1の電荷保持部へ転送する転送トランジスタをさらに備える
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の電荷保持部は、フローティングディフュージョン部である
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタのドレイン電圧は、前記出力トランジスタのドレイン電圧と同一である
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタは、Deep Depletion型のトランジスタである
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタのオフ電圧には、負バイアスが用いられる
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の選択トランジスタがオンの状態では、常に、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオフの状態に制御されるように構成される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の選択トランジスタがオンになる前に、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオフされるように構成される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の選択トランジスタがオン、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオフの状態で、前記第1の電荷保持部のリセット動作が行われた後、前記第1の選択トランジスタがオフ、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオンの状態で、前記第1の光電変換部による信号蓄積が行われるように構成される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 前記第1の選択トランジスタがオフ、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオンの状態で、前記第1の電荷保持部のリセット動作が行われた後、前記第1の選択トランジスタがオン、前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタがオフの状態でリセット時の信号が読み出されるように構成される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像素子。 - 第1の光電変換部と、第1の電荷保持部と、第1の選択トランジスタと、第1の出力トランジスタと、第1の電圧制御トランジスタとを有する画素を備える固体撮像素子が、
前記第1の光電変換部が、前記画素に入射された光を受光して光電変換することで信号電荷を生成して蓄積し、
前記第1の電荷保持部が、前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷を保持し、
前記第1の選択トランジスタが、前記画素の選択を制御し、
前記第1の出力トランジスタが、前記第1の選択トランジスタにより前記画素が選択された場合、前記第1の電荷保持部の信号電荷を画素信号として出力し、
前記第1の電圧制御トランジスタは、前記第1の出力トランジスタの出力端の電圧を制御する
固体撮像素子の駆動方法。 - 画素に入射された光を受光して光電変換することで信号電荷を生成して蓄積する第1の光電変換部と、
前記第1の光電変換部で生成された信号電荷を保持する第1の電荷保持部と、
前記画素の選択を制御する第1の選択トランジスタと、
前記第1の選択トランジスタにより前記画素が選択された場合、前記第1の電荷保持部の信号電荷を画素信号として出力する第1の出力トランジスタと、
前記第1の出力トランジスタの出力端の電圧を制御する第1の電圧制御トランジスタと
を有する画素を備える固体撮像素子
を備える電子機器。
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