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Title:
RANGE SENSOR AND RANGE IMAGE SENSOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/065279
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is a range image sensor (1), which comprises: a semiconductor substrate (1A) that has a light incident surface (1BK) and a surface (1FT) which is on the reverse side of the light incident surface (1BK); a photogate electrode (PG); first and second gate electrodes (TX1, TX2); first and second semiconductor regions (FD1, FD2); and a third semiconductor region (SR1). The photogate electrode (PG) is formed on the surface (1FT). The first and second gate electrodes (TX1, TX2) are arranged adjacent to the photogate electrode (PG). The first and second semiconductor regions (FD1, FD2) store the electric charge that flows into the regions directly below the gate electrodes (TX1, TX2). The third semiconductor region (SR1) is arranged apart from the first and second semiconductor regions (FD1, FD2) toward the light incident surface (1BK) side, and has a conductivity type that is opposite to the conductivity type of the first and second semiconductor regions (FD1, FD2).

Inventors:
MASE MITSUHITO (JP)
SUZUKI TAKASHI (JP)
YAMAZAKI TOMOHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2010/070564
Publication Date:
June 03, 2011
Filing Date:
November 18, 2010
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Assignee:
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK (JP)
MASE MITSUHITO (JP)
SUZUKI TAKASHI (JP)
YAMAZAKI TOMOHIRO (JP)
International Classes:
G01S7/48; G01S7/4863; G01S17/89; H01L27/146
Domestic Patent References:
WO2009139312A12009-11-19
Foreign References:
JP2009014461A2009-01-22
JP2005268814A2005-09-29
Other References:
See also references of EP 2508916A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HASEGAWA Yoshiki et al. (JP)
Yoshiki Hasegawa (JP)
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