Patents by Inventor Hiromi Okazaki

Hiromi Okazaki has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11894406
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20230126548
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 11569286
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 11271025
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20210217789
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20200212084
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 10615207
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 10319769
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 10074684
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a solid state image sensor (30) are provided. More particularly, an image sensor (30) that suppresses color mixing is provided. Moreover, embodiments of the present disclosure provide for the creation of light blocking features (32) that avoid the creation of stress concentrations. More particularly, embodiments of the present disclosure provide for the creation of light blocking structures (32) using trenches formed in a substrate (44) that are arranged such that no two trenches intersect one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromi Okazaki, Masayuki Uchiyama, Kazufumi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180138216
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 9893106
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 9853077
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20170179171
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 9647026
    Abstract: A solid-state image pickup device, including: a plurality of pixels; a separation structure provided along a boundary line adjacent to the plurality of pixels; the separation structure includes a groove provided from a back surface of the semiconductor substrate to a depth corresponding to a wavelength, the groove being positioned along the boundary line, a first separation layer provided in the groove, and a second separation layer provided above the first separation layer and corresponding to the boundary line, the second separation layer being connected to the first separation layer; and methods including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Ebiko, Atsuhiko Yamamoto, Yasushi Tateshita, Hiromi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 9570501
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20160211304
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20150091122
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a solid state image sensor (30) are provided. More particularly, an image sensor (30) that suppresses color mixing is provided. Moreover, embodiments of the present disclosure provide for the creation of light blocking features (32) that avoid the creation of stress concentrations. More particularly, embodiments of the present disclosure provide for the creation of light blocking structures (32) using trenches formed in a substrate (44) that are arranged such that no two trenches intersect one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Hiromi Okazaki, Masayuki Uchiyama, Kazufumi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20150041942
    Abstract: A solid-state image pickup device, including: a plurality of pixels; a separation structure provided along a boundary line adjacent to the plurality of pixels; the separation structure includes a groove provided from a back surface of the semiconductor substrate to a depth corresponding to a wavelength, the groove being positioned along the boundary line, a first separation layer provided in the groove, and a second separation layer provided above the first separation layer and corresponding to the boundary line, the second separation layer being connected to the first separation layer; and methods including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiki Ebiko, Atsuhiko Yamamoto, Yasushi Tateshita, Hiromi Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20140346628
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 8558158
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate, photodiodes, a first insulating film, a second insulating film, a third insulating film, and a color filter. The photodiodes are disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The first insulating film covers a multilayer wiring on the semiconductor substrate. The first insulating film comprises a material having a first refractive index lower than a refractive index of the semiconductor substrate for at least bottom surface and top surface portions of the first insulating film. The second insulating film has a second refractive index higher than the first refractive index. The third insulating film has a third refractive index higher than the second refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoko Izuha, Hiromi Okazaki, Yoshiaki Kitano