US4785338A
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Semi-conductor I.C. element
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1986-11-10
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Granted: 1988-11-15
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Expires: 2006-11-10
Abstract
Abstract In a monolithic sensor IC, the light sensing element is formed on a base plate and a light-absorber coating such as black paint is provided on the surface of the semiconductor at positions other than the light path to the light sensing element, with the surface of the light-sensing element being provided with a reflection-prevention coating and with the entire sensor being housed within a package, the inside of the package of the IC also being provided with light-absorbing black paint.
Inventors
- 👤 Takao Kinoshita
- 👤 Shinji Sakai
- 👤 Takashi Kawabata
- 👤 Nobuhiko Shinoda
- 👤 Kazuya Hosoe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:20
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F77/00; H10F77/30; H10F77/306; H10F77/331; H10F77/334; H10F77/50; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
An image pickup device comprising: (a) photoelectric transducing means having a photoelectric transducing surface for converting light information into an electrical signal; (b) a package having said photoelectric transducing means sealed therein, said package having at least a part of the walls thereof made of a light-transmitting optical element to have incident light impinge on said photoelectric transducing surface through said optical element, said light-transmitting optical element having a surface opposed to said photoelectric transducing surface; and (c) light absorbing means containing a substance of high light-absorbing efficiency for absorbing the light reflected on the inside of said package, said light absorbing means covering said opposed surface of the light-transmitting optical element except a predetermined portion opposing to the photoelectric transducing surface, said portion having approximately the same size as said photoelectric transducing surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
An image pickup device comprising: (a) photoelectric transducing means having a photoelectric transducing surface for converting light information into an electrical signal; (b) a package having said photoelectric transducing means sealed therein, said package having at least a part of the walls thereof made of a light-transmitting optical element to have incident light impinge on said photoelectric transducing surface through said optical element, said light-transmitting optical element having a surface opposed to said photoelectric transducing surface; and (c) light absorbing means containing a substance of high light-absorbing efficiency for absorbing the light reflected on the inside of said package, said light absorbing means covering said opposed surface of the light-transmitting optical element except a predetermined portion opposing to the photoelectric transducing surface, said portion having approximately the same size as said photoelectric transducing surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, in which a surface of said photoelectric transducing means other than said photoelectric transducing surface is covered by light-shielding members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said light absorbing means includes a coating.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said light absorbing means includes paint.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A photoelectric transducing device according to claim 2 in which said light-shielding members have a high light-absorbing quality.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A photoelectric transducing device according to claim 5 in which the light-shielding members consist of a lacquer or a paint.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising a reflection-preventing member arranged on said photoelectric transducing surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
122 words
An image pickup device, comprising: (a) photoelectric transducing means having a photoelectric transducing surface of predetermined area for converting light information into an electrical signal; (b) a package having said photoelectric transducing means sealed therein, said package having a wall made from a light-transmitting optical element, said wall having an opposing surface to said photoelectric transducing surface, said opposing surface being larger than said photoelectric transducing surface; and (c) light absorbing means arranged between said wall and said photoelectric transducing means for absorbing light reflected on an inside of said package, said light absorbing means having an opening for allowing light to pass through said wall to said photoelectric transducing surface and having substantially a same size as said photoelectric transducing surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
122 words
An image pickup device, comprising: (a) photoelectric transducing means having a photoelectric transducing surface of predetermined area for converting light information into an electrical signal; (b) a package having said photoelectric transducing means sealed therein, said package having a wall made from a light-transmitting optical element, said wall having an opposing surface to said photoelectric transducing surface, said opposing surface being larger than said photoelectric transducing surface; and (c) light absorbing means arranged between said wall and said photoelectric transducing means for absorbing light reflected on an inside of said package, said light absorbing means having an opening for allowing light to pass through said wall to said photoelectric transducing surface and having substantially a same size as said photoelectric transducing surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image pickup device according to claim 8, in which said transmitting optical element is in a planar form.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image pickup device according to claim 8, in which the light absorbing means is provided in the package.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
An image pickup device according to claim 10, in which said light absorbing means includes coating.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 11, wherein said coating includes paint or lacquer.
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