Patents by Inventor TAIZO OISHI

TAIZO OISHI 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: 20210118930
    Abstract: To reduce the occurrence of crosstalk due to stray light. A plurality of photoelectric converters is formed on a semiconductor substrate and performs photoelectric conversion according to incident light. A light path portion includes a transparent film through which the incident light is transmitted; a light-blocking wall for each of the plurality of photoelectric converters, the light-blocking wall partitioning the transparent film in a direction perpendicular to the semiconductor substrate, and blocking light; and a light-blocking film that is arranged near an end of the light-blocking wall, the end being situated opposite to an end of the light-blocking wall that is situated closer to the semiconductor substrate, the light-blocking film having a film shape parallel to the semiconductor substrate, and including, for each of the plurality of photoelectric converters, an opening through which the incident light is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: SHINICHIRO NOUDO, TAKUJI MATSUMOTO, YUJI ISERI, TAIZO OISHI