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Title:
SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008205022
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To improve conversion efficiency while preventing the occurrence of a dark current and white spots in response to fine pixels in a MOS-type image sensor.

A solid-state imaging apparatus is the apparatus with an array of pixels respectively including: a photoelectric conversion element 22; and a reading transistor Tr1 for reading charges, obtained by photoelectric conversion in the photoelectric conversion element, to a floating diffusion part 25. Each element isolation region contacting the floating diffusion part 25 is formed of a shallow trench element isolation region 36 and the other element isolation region is formed of a diffusion element isolation region 37.


Inventors:
ITONAGA SOICHIRO
OYA TAKESHI
Application Number:
JP2007036620A
Publication Date:
September 04, 2008
Filing Date:
February 16, 2007
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Assignee:
SONY CORP
International Classes:
H01L27/146; H04N5/335; H04N5/361; H04N5/369; H04N5/374; H04N5/3745
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshitsuno Kakuda
Hitoshi Ito