Patents by Inventor Syogo Kurogi

Syogo Kurogi 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).

  • Publication number: 20230230986
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging element according to the present disclosure includes a first light receiving pixel, a second light receiving pixel, and a metal layer. The first light receiving pixel receives visible light. The second light receiving pixel receives infrared light. The metal layer is provided to face at least one of a photoelectric conversion unit of the first light receiving pixel and a photoelectric conversion unit of the second light receiving pixel on an opposite side of a light incident side, and contains tungsten as a main component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki MASUDA, Kazuyoshi YAMASHITA, Shinichiro KURIHARA, Syogo KUROGI, Yusuke UESAKA, Toshiki SAKAMOTO, Hiroyuki KAWANO, Masatoshi IWAMOTO, Takashi TERADA, Sintaro NAKAJIKI, Shinta KOBAYASHI, Chihiro ARAI
  • Publication number: 20230215901
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging element that includes a semiconductor layer, a floating diffusion region (FD), a penetrating pixel separation region, and a non-penetrating pixel separation region. In the semiconductor layer, a visible-light pixel (PDc) that receives visible light and an infrared-light pixel (PDw) that receives infrared light are two-dimensionally arranged. The floating diffusion region is provided in the semiconductor layer and is shared by adjacent visible-light and infrared-light pixels. The penetrating pixel separation region is provided in a region excluding a region corresponding to the floating diffusion region in an inter-pixel region of the visible-light pixel and the infrared-light pixel, and penetrates the semiconductor layer in a depth direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi YAMASHITA, Yoshiaki MASUDA, Shinichiro KURIHARA, Syogo KUROGI, Yusuke UESAKA, Toshiki SAKAMOTO, Hiroyuki KAWANO, Masatoshi IWAMOTO, Takashi TERADA, Sintaro NAKAJIKI
  • Publication number: 20230197748
    Abstract: The solid-state imaging element includes a plurality of first light receiving pixels that receives visible light, a plurality of second light receiving pixels that receives infrared light, a separation region, and a light shielding wall. The plurality of first light receiving pixels and the plurality of second light receiving pixels are arranged in a matrix, and the separation regionis arranged in a lattice pattern, light and has a plurality of intersection portions The light shielding wall is provided in the separation region and includes a first light shielding wall provided along a first direction in plan view, and a second light shielding wall provided along a second direction intersecting the first direction in plan view. In addition, the first light shielding wall and the second light shielding wall are spaced apart at the intersection portionof at least a part of the separation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke UESAKA, Kazuyoshi YAMASHITA, Yoshiaki MASUDA, Shinichiro KURIHARA, Syogo KUROGI, Toshiki SAKAMOTO, Hiroyuki KAWANO, Masatoshi IWAMOTO, Takashi TERADA, Sintaro NAKAJIKI
  • Publication number: 20210288098
    Abstract: To reduce the probability of lowering an image quality in a solid-state imaging element such as a rear surface irradiation type CMOS image sensor. A solid-state imaging element including: a semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion section are disposed in parallel along a planar direction; and a wiring layer which is stacked on a surface on a side opposite to a light incidence surface of the semiconductor substrate. The wiring layer includes a structure including a reflecting surface that reflects light incident from a side of the semiconductor substrate to the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of the pixels have a periodic structure having one or a plurality of pixels as a minimum unit. The structure does not have regularity in a fractional coverage of the reflecting surface in each pixel with respect to a plurality of pixels included in a unit region wider than the minimum unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: SYOGO KUROGI
  • Publication number: 20140048852
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device including: an opto-electrical conversion section provided inside a semiconductor substrate to receive incident light coming from one surface of the semiconductor substrate; a wiring layer provided on the other surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a light absorption layer provided between the other surface of the semiconductor substrate and the wiring layer to absorb transmitted light passing through the opto-electrical conversion section as part of the incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Syogo Kurogi
  • Patent number: 8614494
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device including: an opto-electrical conversion section provided inside a semiconductor substrate to receive incident light coming from one surface of the semiconductor substrate; a wiring layer provided on the other surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a light absorption layer provided between the other surface of the semiconductor substrate and the wiring layer to absorb transmitted light passing through the opto-electrical conversion section as part of the incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Syogo Kurogi
  • Publication number: 20120241895
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device including: an opto-electrical conversion section provided inside a semiconductor substrate to receive incident light coming from one surface of the semiconductor substrate; a wiring layer provided on the other surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a light absorption layer provided between the other surface of the semiconductor substrate and the wiring layer to absorb transmitted light passing through the opto-electrical conversion section as part of the incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Syogo Kurogi