US4223330A
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Solid-state imaging device
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1979-01-22
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Granted: 1980-09-16
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Expires: 1999-01-22
Abstract
Abstract In a solid-state imaging device having, in one major surface region of a semiconductor substrate, photoelectric conversion elements which are disposed in a two-dimensional array, vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors and horizontal switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors which select the photoelectric conversion elements, and vertical and horizontal scanning circuits which turn the switching transistors "on" and "off," a solid-state imaging device characterized in that the vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors which are not selected are placed into a deeper cutoff state, i.e., the major surface regions of the semiconductor substrate corresponding to gate electrodes of these vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors are placed at an accumulation level.
Inventors
- 👤 Norio Koike
- 👤 Iwao Takemoto
- 👤 Shinya Ohba
- 👤 Masaharu Kubo
- 👤 Shuhei Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:17
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F39/00; H10F39/10; H10F39/12; H10F39/18; H10F39/186
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
In a solid-state imaging device having, in one major surface portion of a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements which are disposed in a two dimensional array, a plurality of vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors and a plurality of horizontal switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors for selectively establishing a connection to the photoelectric conversion elements, and vertical and horizontal scanning circuits which turn the switching transistors "on" and "off," a solid-state imaging device comprising means for placing into a deeper cutoff state non-selected ones of the vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors, by placing at an accumulation level major surface regions of said semiconductor substrate underlying gate electrodes of said non-selected vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
In a solid-state imaging device having, in one major surface portion of a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements which are disposed in a two dimensional array, a plurality of vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors and a plurality of horizontal switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors for selectively establishing a connection to the photoelectric conversion elements, and vertical and horizontal scanning circuits which turn the switching transistors "on" and "off," a solid-state imaging device comprising means for placing into a deeper cutoff state non-selected ones of the vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors, by placing at an accumulation level major surface regions of said semiconductor substrate underlying gate electrodes of said non-selected vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A solid-state imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said photoelectric conversion elements and said vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors are disposed in a well region which is provided in the major surface region of said substrate and which has a conductivity type opposite to that of said substrate, and said accumulation level placing means includes means for applying a predetermined voltage to said well region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A solid-state imaging device according to claim 2, wherein each of said vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors is an N-channel type element, each well region is a region of P-type conductivity, and the voltage to be applied to said well region is a positive voltage which is lower than the video voltage and the voltage applied to said substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
A solid-state imaging device according to claim 2, wherein each vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistor is a P-channel type element, each well region is a region of N-type conductivity, and the voltage to be applied to said well region is a negative voltage which is higher than the video voltage and the voltage applied to said substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A solid-state imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said means for placing into an accumulation level the major surface regions underlying gate electrodes of the vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors includes means for applying a predetermined voltage to said substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A solid-state imaging device according to claim 5, wherein each vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistor is an N-channel type element, said substrate has P-type conductivity, and the voltage to be applied to said substrate is a positive voltage whose absolute value is, at most, 0.8 V.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A solid-state imaging device according to claim 5, wherein each vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistor is a P-channel type element, said substrate has N-type conductivity, and the voltage to be applied to said substrate is a negative voltage whose absolute value is, at most, 0.8 V.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
A solid-state imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said means for placing into an accmulation level the major surface regions of said semiconductor substrate underlying gate electrodes of the vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors includes means for applying a "0" level voltage of a predetermined voltage to the gate electrodes of said vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A solid-state imaging device according to claim 8, wherein each vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistor is an N-channel type element, said substrate has P-type conductivity, and said predetermined voltage is a negative voltage whose absolute value is, at most, 0.8 V.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
A solid-state imaging device according to claim 8, wherein each vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistor is a P-channel type element, said substrate has N-type conductivity, and said predetermined voltage is a positive voltage whose absolute value is, at most, 0.8 V.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
A solid-state imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the impurity concentration of said major surface regions of said semiconductor substrate underlying said gate electrodes is made higher than that of said substrate to thereby place into an accumulation level the major surface regions of said semiconductor substrate underlying gate electrodes of the vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A solid-state imaging device according to claim 11, wherein said impurity concentration of said major surface regions of said semiconductor substrate underlying said gate electrodes of said vertical switching metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors falls within a range of 3×10 15 -10 17 atoms/cm 3 .
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-09-16 | 1984-03-17 | 1984-09-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-09-16 | 1988-03-17 | 1988-09-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-09-16 | 1992-03-17 | 1992-09-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |