Patents by Inventor Tomotsugu Takeda

Tomotsugu Takeda 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).

  • Solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method for the same
    Patent number: 8344461
    Abstract: A MOS solid-state imaging device having: a semiconductor substrate provided with a pair of source and drain regions in a pixel area, the pair of source and drain regions constituting part of a transistor in the pixel area; an insulating film formed over the semiconductor substrate; a wiring layer formed over the insulating film; and a contact plug penetrating through the insulating film to connect either one of the pair of source and drain regions with the wiring layer, wherein a surface area of said one of the pair of source and drain regions is silicided, the surface area contacting with the contact plug, and a width of the surface area is equal to a width of the contact plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Tomotsugu Takeda
  • SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110073971
    Abstract: A MOS solid-state imaging device having: a semiconductor substrate provided with a pair of source and drain regions in a pixel area, the pair of source and drain regions constituting part of a transistor in the pixel area; an insulating film formed over the semiconductor substrate; a wiring layer formed over the insulating film; and a contact plug penetrating through the insulating film to connect either one of the pair of source and drain regions with the wiring layer, wherein a surface area of said one of the pair of source and drain regions is silicided, the surface area contacting with the contact plug, and a width of the surface area is equal to a width of the contact plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventor: Tomotsugu TAKEDA