US5083173A
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Charge coupled device for a solid state image pick-up device
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1990-12-14
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Granted: 1992-01-21
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Expires: 2010-12-14
Abstract
Abstract Signal charge conveying regions are made as oblong depletion regions which are formed in operation state along and at the vicinity of side walls of a trench or groove in a seimconductor imaging device, thereby improving resolution power, dynamic range, sensitivity and S/N characteristics are improved.
Inventors
- 👤 Takahiro Yamada
- 👤 Sumio Terakawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:59
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F39/00; H10F39/10; H10F39/12; H10F39/15; H10F39/153
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A charge coupled device for a soild state image pick-up device comprising: a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type having plural first oblong grooves in one direction, and plural second oblong grooves perpendicular to and crossing said first oblong grooves, said first oblong grooves being deeper in said semiconductor layer than said second oblong grooves; an insulation film formed on side walls of said first and second grooves and a surface of said semiconductor layer: plural stacks each comprising a photoelectric conversion region of a first conductivity type and a read-out gate region of said second conductivity type which are two-dimensionally formed in said semiconductor layer, underneath said isulation film and among said first and second oblong grooves; plural oblong charge conveying regions of said first conductivity type for conveying signal charge regions which are formed in said semiconductor layer, underneath said read-out gate regions and among said first oblong grooves in a longitudinal direction of said first oblong grooves; and plural gate electrodes formed in said first oblong grooves without overlapping each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A charge coupled device for a soild state image pick-up device comprising: a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type having plural first oblong grooves in one direction, and plural second oblong grooves perpendicular to and crossing said first oblong grooves, said first oblong grooves being deeper in said semiconductor layer than said second oblong grooves; an insulation film formed on side walls of said first and second grooves and a surface of said semiconductor layer: plural stacks each comprising a photoelectric conversion region of a first conductivity type and a read-out gate region of said second conductivity type which are two-dimensionally formed in said semiconductor layer, underneath said isulation film and among said first and second oblong grooves; plural oblong charge conveying regions of said first conductivity type for conveying signal charge regions which are formed in said semiconductor layer, underneath said read-out gate regions and among said first oblong grooves in a longitudinal direction of said first oblong grooves; and plural gate electrodes formed in said first oblong grooves without overlapping each other.
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