Canon kabushiki kaisha (20250120201). PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, MOVING BODY, AND EQUIPMENT
PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, MOVING BODY, AND EQUIPMENT
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AYMAN TAREK Abdelghafar of Tokyo JP
KAZUHIRO Morimoto of Kanagawa JP
PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, MOVING BODY, AND EQUIPMENT
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250120201 titled 'PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, MOVING BODY, AND EQUIPMENT
Original Abstract Submitted
a photoelectric conversion apparatus in which a plurality of pixels are arranged on a substrate made of a first semiconductor material is provided. each of the plurality of pixels includes: a first semiconductor portion provided on the substrate; a second semiconductor portion made of a second semiconductor material having a band gap smaller than a band gap of the first semiconductor material; a connection portion in contact with the first semiconductor portion and the second semiconductor portion and including at least one of the first semiconductor material and the second semiconductor material; and an electrode surrounding the connection portion. in orthogonal projection to a main surface of the substrate, the connection portion is smaller than the second semiconductor portion, and at least a part of the electrode is arranged between the first semiconductor portion and the second semiconductor portion.