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Description
特許文献1には、P型ウェル内部に、光電変換部と電荷保持部とが配された構成が開示されている。
特許文献2には、半導体領域の深い位置で発生した電荷が電荷保持部に混入することを抑制することでノイズを低減する構成が開示されている。具体的には、内部に光電変換部が配置されるP型ウェルと、電荷格納部と、電荷格納部の少なくとも一部の下にP型ウェルの一部を介して設けられたP型ウェルよりも不純物濃度が高いP型層とを含む構成が開示されている。
図9は以上に述べた全実施例に適用可能な固体撮像装置の等価回路図である。この等価回路を有する固体撮像装置はグローバル電子シャッタ動作が可能となる。
102 電荷保持部
103 転送部
106 N型半導体領域
110 N型半導体領域
111 保持部下分離層
117 画素分離層
113 転送ゲート電極
114 フローティングディフュージョン
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- 入射光に応じて電荷を生成する光電変換部と、
前記光電変換部で生成された電荷を前記光電変換部とは別の場所で保持する第1導電型の第1半導体領域を含んで構成される電荷保持部と、
フローティングディフュージョンと、
前記第1半導体領域と前記フローティングディフュージョンとの間のポテンシャルを制御する転送ゲート電極を含んで構成される転送部と、を有する画素を複数備える固体撮像装置であって、
前記第1半導体領域の少なくとも一部の下部に配される第2導電型の第2半導体領域と、
前記第2半導体領域よりも深い位置に、前記第1半導体領域の少なくとも一部、前記転送ゲート電極、及び前記フローティングディフュージョンのそれぞれの下部にわたって配される第2導電型の第3半導体領域を有し、
前記第3半導体領域の、第1の画素に含まれる光電変換部の側の端が、前記第2半導体領域の、前記第1の画素に含まれる光電変換部側の端に比べて、前記第1の画素に含まれる光電変換部から離れた位置にあり、
前記第3半導体領域の、前記第1の画素とは別の第2の画素に含まれる光電変換部の側の端が、前記第2半導体領域の、前記第2の画素に含まれる光電変換部の側の端に比べて、前記第2の画素に含まれる光電変換部から離れた位置にあり、
前記第2半導体領域の少なくとも一部の下部であって、前記第3半導体領域が配されていない領域に、前記第1の画素に含まれる光電変換部を構成する第1導電型の半導体領域の一部、および、前記第2の画素に含まれる光電変換部を構成する第1導電型の半導体領域の一部が配された、
ことを特徴とする固体撮像装置。 - 前記光電変換部は、第1導電型の半導体領域と、該第1導電型の半導体領域の下部に配され、該第1導電型の半導体領域とPN接合を構成する第2導電型の半導体領域とを含んで構成され、
前記第3半導体領域は、それぞれ異なる深さに配された複数の半導体領域により構成され、
該第3半導体領域を構成する複数の半導体領域のうち、最下部に配された半導体領域は前記光電変換部のPN接合が構成されている深さまで延在していることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記第2半導体領域の第2導電型の不純物濃度は、前記フローティングディフュージョンの下部であって前記第2半導体領域と同じ深さの領域の第2導電型の不純物濃度よりも高いことを特徴とする請求項1または請求項2に記載の固体撮像装置。
- 前記画素が第1導電型の基板に配され、
前記光電変換部と前記電荷保持部との間の電荷経路が埋め込みチャネル構造であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれかに記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記第2半導体領域の不純物濃度は、前記第3半導体領域の不純物濃度よりも高いことを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項4のいずれか一項に記載の固体撮像装置。
- 前記第2半導体領域は前記転送ゲート電極の下に延在して配され、
前記第2半導体領域の前記転送ゲート電極の下に配された部分の不純物濃度は、前記第2半導体領域の前記第1半導体領域の少なくとも一部の下部に配された部分の不純物濃度より低いことを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項5のいずれか一項に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記第2半導体領域は前記転送ゲート電極の下に延在していないことを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項5のいずれか一項に記載の固体撮像装置。
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