US Patent Application 18356058. IMAGING DEVICE simplified abstract
Contents
IMAGING DEVICE
Organization Name
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
Tetsuro Takada of Kanagawa (JP)
Taiichiro Watanabe of Kanagawa (JP)
IMAGING DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18356058 titled 'IMAGING DEVICE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an imaging device that includes two regions: an effective pixel region and an optical black region.
- The effective pixel region contains imaging elements that amplify and read signal charges generated by photoelectric conversion.
- The optical black region contains imaging elements that output optical black, which serves as a reference for black level.
- The imaging elements in both regions share a common photoelectric conversion layer.
- The common photoelectric conversion layer is located on the outer side of the optical black region and extends towards the outer edge region surrounding it.
- An outer edge electrode is placed in the outer edge region.
Original Abstract Submitted
An imaging device includes: an effective pixel region that includes a plurality of imaging elements-A, amplifies signal charges generated by photoelectric conversion, and reads the signal charges into a drive circuit; and an optical black region that includes a plurality of imaging elements-B, surrounds the effective pixel region, and outputs optical black that serves as the reference for black level. In the imaging device, the photoelectric conversion layer forming the plurality of imaging elements-A and the plurality of imaging elements-B is a common photoelectric conversion layer, the common photoelectric conversion layer is located on an outer side of the optical black region, and extends toward an outer edge region surrounding the optical black region, and an outer edge electrode is disposed in the outer edge region.
