Patents by Inventor Yoshiyuki OHMORI
Yoshiyuki OHMORI 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).
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Patent number: 10367025Abstract: Each unit pixel includes a photoelectric converter, an n-type impurity region forming an accumulation diode together with the semiconductor region, the accumulation diode accumulating a signal charge generated by the photoelectric converter, an amplifier transistor including a gate electrode electrically connected to the impurity region, and an isolation region formed around the amplifier transistor and implanted with p-type impurities. The amplifier transistor includes an n-type source/drain region formed between the gate electrode and the isolation region, and a channel region formed under the gate electrode. A gap in the isolation region is, in a gate width direction, wider at a portion including the channel region than at a portion including the source/drain region.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro Sato, Ryohei Miyagawa, Tokuhiko Tamaki, Junji Hirase, Yoshiyuki Ohmori, Yoshiyuki Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20180190706Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: a charge storage region that stores a signal charge obtained through photoelectric conversion in a photoelectric conversion film; an amplification transistor that amplifies the signal charge stored in the charge storage region in a corresponding pixel; a contact plug that is electrically connected to the charge storage region and contains a semiconductor material; and a line that is disposed above the contact plug and contains a semiconductor material. The contact plug and the charge storage region are electrically connected, and the contact plug and a gate electrode of the amplification transistor are electrically connected via the line.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Mitsuyoshi MORI, Ryohei MIYAGAWA, Yoshiyuki OHMORI, Yoshihiro SATO, Yutaka HIROSE, Yusuke SAKATA, Toru OKINO
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Publication number: 20180114811Abstract: Each unit pixel includes a photoelectric converter, an n-type impurity region forming an accumulation diode together with the semiconductor region, the accumulation diode accumulating a signal charge generated by the photoelectric converter, an amplifier transistor including a gate electrode electrically connected to the impurity region, and an isolation region formed around the amplifier transistor and implanted with p-type impurities. The amplifier transistor includes an n-type source/drain region formed between the gate electrode and the isolation region, and a channel region formed under the gate electrode. A gap in the isolation region is, in a gate width direction, wider at a portion including the channel region than at a portion including the source/drain region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Yoshihiro SATO, Ryohei MIYAGAWA, Tokuhiko TAMAKI, Junji HIRASE, Yoshiyuki OHMORI, Yoshiyuki MATSUNAGA
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Patent number: 9942506Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to the present disclosure includes pixels arranged two-dimensionally, each of the pixels including: a metal electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer that is on the metal electrode and converts light into an electrical signal; a transparent electrode on the photoelectric conversion layer; an electric charge accumulation region that is electrically connected to the metal electrode and accumulates electric charges from the photoelectric conversion layer; an amplifier transistor that applies a signal voltage according to an amount of the electric charges in the electric charge accumulation region; and a reset transistor that resets electrical potential of the electric charge accumulation region, in which the reset transistor includes a gate oxide film thicker than a gate oxide film of the amplifier transistor.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Mori, Hirohisa Ohtsuki, Yoshiyuki Ohmori, Yoshihiro Sato, Ryohei Miyagawa
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Patent number: 9935149Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: a charge storage region that stores a signal charge obtained through photoelectric conversion in a photoelectric conversion film; an amplification transistor that amplifies the signal charge stored in the charge storage region in a corresponding pixel; a contact plug that is electrically connected to the charge storage region and contains a semiconductor material; and a line that is disposed above the contact plug and contains a semiconductor material. The contact plug and the charge storage region are electrically connected, and the contact plug and a gate electrode of the amplification transistor are electrically connected via the line.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Mori, Ryohei Miyagawa, Yoshiyuki Ohmori, Yoshihiro Sato, Yutaka Hirose, Yusuke Sakata, Toru Okino
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Publication number: 20180048839Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to the present disclosure includes pixels arranged two-dimensionally, each of the pixels including: a metal electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer that is on the metal electrode and converts light into an electrical signal; a transparent electrode on the photoelectric conversion layer; an electric charge accumulation region that is electrically connected to the metal electrode and accumulates electric charges from the photoelectric conversion layer; an amplifier transistor that applies a signal voltage according to an amount of the electric charges in the electric charge accumulation region; and a reset transistor that resets electrical potential of the electric charge accumulation region, in which the reset transistor includes a gate oxide film thicker than a gate oxide film of the amplifier transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Mitsuyoshi MORI, Hirohisa OHTSUKI, Yoshiyuki OHMORI, Yoshihiro SATO, Ryohei MIYAGAWA
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Patent number: 9881960Abstract: Each unit pixel includes a photoelectric converter, an n-type impurity region forming an accumulation diode together with the semiconductor region, the accumulation diode accumulating a signal charge generated by the photoelectric converter, an amplifier transistor including a gate electrode electrically connected to the impurity region, and an isolation region formed around the amplifier transistor and implanted with p-type impurities. The amplifier transistor includes an n-type source/drain region formed between the gate electrode and the isolation region, and a channel region formed under the gate electrode. A gap in the isolation region is, in a gate width direction, wider at a portion including the channel region than at a portion including the source/drain region.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Sato, Ryohei Miyagawa, Tokuhiko Tamaki, Junji Hirase, Yoshiyuki Ohmori, Yoshiyuki Matsunaga
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Patent number: 9813651Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to the present disclosure includes pixels arranged two-dimensionally, each of the pixels including: a metal electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer that is on the metal electrode and converts light into an electrical signal; a transparent electrode on the photoelectric conversion layer; an electric charge accumulation region that is electrically connected to the metal electrode and accumulates electric charges from the photoelectric conversion layer; an amplifier transistor that applies a signal voltage according to an amount of the electric charges in the electric charge accumulation region; and a reset transistor that resets electrical potential of the electric charge accumulation region, in which the reset transistor includes a gate oxide film thicker than a gate oxide film of the amplifier transistor.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Mori, Hirohisa Ohtsuki, Yoshiyuki Ohmori, Yoshihiro Sato, Ryohei Miyagawa
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Publication number: 20170170226Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: a charge storage region that stores a signal charge obtained through photoelectric conversion in a photoelectric conversion film; an amplification transistor that amplifies the signal charge stored in the charge storage region in a corresponding pixel; a contact plug that is electrically connected to the charge storage region and contains a semiconductor material; and a line that is disposed above the contact plug and contains a semiconductor material. The contact plug and the charge storage region are electrically connected, and the contact plug and a gate electrode of the amplification transistor are electrically connected via the line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Mitsuyoshi MORI, Ryohei MIYAGAWA, Yoshiyuki OHMORI, Yoshihiro SATO, Yutaka HIROSE, Yusuke SAKATA, Toru OKINO
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Patent number: 9627431Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: a charge storage region that stores a signal charge obtained through photoelectric conversion in a photoelectric conversion film; an amplification transistor that amplifies the signal charge stored in the charge storage region in a corresponding pixel; a contact plug that is electrically connected to the charge storage region and contains a semiconductor material; and a line that is disposed above the contact plug and contains a semiconductor material. The contact plug and the charge storage region are electrically connected, and the contact plug and a gate electrode of the amplification transistor are electrically connected via the line.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Mori, Ryohei Miyagawa, Yoshiyuki Ohmori, Yoshihiro Sato, Yutaka Hirose, Yusuke Sakata, Toru Okino
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Patent number: 9263482Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus having a plurality of pixels, comprising: a substrate; a wiring layer formed on the substrate and including an insulating film and a plurality of wires; a plurality of lower electrodes formed on the wiring layer in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of pixels; a photoelectric conversion film formed covering the plurality of lower electrodes; a light-transmissive upper electrode formed on the photoelectric conversion film; and a shield electrode extending through a gap between each pair of adjacent lower electrodes among the plurality of lower electrodes, the shield electrode having a fixed potential and being electrically insulated from the plurality of lower electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Doi, Mitsuo Yasuhira, Ryohei Miyagawa, Yoshiyuki Ohmori
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Publication number: 20150137199Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: a charge storage region that stores a signal charge obtained through photoelectric conversion in a photoelectric conversion film; an amplification transistor that amplifies the signal charge stored in the charge storage region in a corresponding pixel; a contact plug that is electrically connected to the charge storage region and contains a semiconductor material; and a line that is disposed above the contact plug and contains a semiconductor material. The contact plug and the charge storage region are electrically connected, and the contact plug and a gate electrode of the amplification transistor are electrically connected via the line.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Mitsuyoshi MORI, Ryohei MIYAGAWA, Yoshiyuki OHMORI, Yoshihiro SATO, Yutaka HIROSE, Yusuke SAKATA, Toru OKINO
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Publication number: 20150123180Abstract: Each unit pixel includes a photoelectric converter, an n-type impurity region forming an accumulation diode together with the semiconductor region, the accumulation diode accumulating a signal charge generated by the photoelectric converter, an amplifier transistor including a gate electrode electrically connected to the impurity region, and an isolation region formed around the amplifier transistor and implanted with p-type impurities. The amplifier transistor includes an n-type source/drain region formed between the gate electrode and the isolation region, and a channel region formed under the gate electrode. A gap in the isolation region is, in a gate width direction, wider at a portion including the channel region than at a portion including the source/drain region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Yoshihiro SATO, Ryohei MIYAGAWA, Tokuhiko TAMAKI, Junji HIRASE, Yoshiyuki OHMORI, Yoshiyuki MATSUNAGA
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Publication number: 20150109503Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to the present disclosure includes pixels arranged two-dimensionally, each of the pixels including: a metal electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer that is on the metal electrode and converts light into an electrical signal; a transparent electrode on the photoelectric conversion layer; an electric charge accumulation region that is electrically connected to the metal electrode and accumulates electric charges from the photoelectric conversion layer; an amplifier transistor that applies a signal voltage according to an amount of the electric charges in the electric charge accumulation region; and a reset transistor that resets electrical potential of the electric charge accumulation region, in which the reset transistor includes a gate oxide film thicker than a gate oxide film of the amplifier transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Mitsuyoshi MORI, Hirohisa OHTSUKI, Yoshiyuki OHMORI, Yoshihiro SATO, Ryohei MIYAGAWA
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Publication number: 20140117486Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus having a plurality of pixels, comprising: a substrate; a wiring layer formed on the substrate and including an insulating film and a plurality of wires; a plurality of lower electrodes formed on the wiring layer in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of pixels; a photoelectric conversion film formed covering the plurality of lower electrodes; a light-transmissive upper electrode formed on the photoelectric conversion film; and a shield electrode extending through a gap between each pair of adjacent lower electrodes among the plurality of lower electrodes, the shield electrode having a fixed potential and being electrically insulated from the plurality of lower electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki DOI, Mitsuo YASUHIRA, Ryohei MIYAGAWA, Yoshiyuki OHMORI