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Solid image pick-up element
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1994-01-19
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Granted: 1995-10-03
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Expires: 2014-01-19
Abstract
Abstract A solid image pick-up element comprises a semiconductor substrate, a photoelectric transfer region formed on the substrate, and an optical black region formed on the substrate. Each of the photoelectric transfer region and the optical black region includes a plurality of regularly arrayed light receiving units. A shielding film is formed on the light receiving units of the optical black region and is covered with a shielding layer. Preferably, the shielding film comprises three color filters in red, green and blue. Even if the shielding film causes light leakage, the shielding layer makes light damp, thereby reducing the occurrence of light leakage.
Inventors
- 👤 Shouichi Ishibe
- 👤 Junichi Nakai
- 👤 Yasuhiro Imanaka
- 👤 Tetsuro Aoki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:38
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F77/00; H10F77/30; H10F77/306; H10F77/331; H10F39/00; H10F39/10; H10F39/12; H10F39/15; H10F39/151; H10F39/1515; H10F77/334
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A solid image pick-up element comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric transfer region formed on said semiconductor substrate; a plurality of first light receiving units arrayed at said photoelectric transfer region; means for sequentially reading electric signals obtained through photoelectric transfer of a first light applied to said first light receiving units; an optical black region formed on said semiconductor substrate; a plurality of second light receiving units arrayed at said optical black region; a shielding film, formed on said second light receiving units, for shielding second light from entering said second light receiving units, the shielding film being formed continuously over the optical black region; AND a shielding layer, formed on said shielding film, for further shielding said second light from entering said second light receiving units; wherein said shielding layer comprises three color filters in red, green and blue, and extends continuously over the shielding film in the optical black region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
A solid image pick-up element comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric transfer region formed on said semiconductor substrate; a plurality of first light receiving units arrayed at said photoelectric transfer region; means for sequentially reading electric signals obtained through photoelectric transfer of a first light applied to said first light receiving units; an optical black region formed on said semiconductor substrate; a plurality of second light receiving units arrayed at said optical black region; a shielding film, formed on said second light receiving units, for shielding second light from entering said second light receiving units, the shielding film being formed continuously over the optical black region; AND a shielding layer, formed on said shielding film, for further shielding said second light from entering said second light receiving units; wherein said shielding layer comprises three color filters in red, green and blue, and extends continuously over the shielding film in the optical black region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
161 words
A solid image pick-up element comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric transfer region formed on said semiconductor substrate; a plurality of first light receiving units arrayed at said photoelectric transfer region; means for sequentially reading electric signals obtained through photoelectric transfer of first light applied to said first light receiving units; an optical black region formed on said semiconductor substrate; a plurality of second light receiving units arrayed at said optical black region; a shielding film, formed on said second light receiving units and extending continuously over the entire optical black region, for shielding second light from entering said second light receiving units; a shielding layer, formed on said shielding film and extending continuously over said shielding film in the entire optical black region, for further shielding said second light from entering said second light receiving units; and a plurality of color filters formed at said photoelectric transfer region, wherein said shielding layer comprises said color filters placed one upon another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
161 words
A solid image pick-up element comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric transfer region formed on said semiconductor substrate; a plurality of first light receiving units arrayed at said photoelectric transfer region; means for sequentially reading electric signals obtained through photoelectric transfer of first light applied to said first light receiving units; an optical black region formed on said semiconductor substrate; a plurality of second light receiving units arrayed at said optical black region; a shielding film, formed on said second light receiving units and extending continuously over the entire optical black region, for shielding second light from entering said second light receiving units; a shielding layer, formed on said shielding film and extending continuously over said shielding film in the entire optical black region, for further shielding said second light from entering said second light receiving units; and a plurality of color filters formed at said photoelectric transfer region, wherein said shielding layer comprises said color filters placed one upon another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The solid image pick-up element according to claim 2, wherein said shielding layer comprises all of said color filters placed one upon another.
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