Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, light being incident on the second surface side; a wiring layer disposed on the first surface side; a photodetector formed in the substrate and including a first region of a first conductivity type; a transfer gate disposed on the first surface of the substrate and adjacent to the photodetector, the transfer gate transferring a signal charge accumulated in the photodetector; and at least one control gate disposed on the first surface of the substrate and superposed on the photodetector, the control gate controlling the potential of the photodetector in the vicinity of the first surface.

Abstract: The gate electrode of a high-voltage transistor having a high breakdown voltage is formed from a polysilicon layer having a larger average grain size, so that depletion of the gate electrode easily occurs. By utilizing this depletion, the electrical effective film thickness required by the gate dielectric film of the transistor can be increased. In contrast, the gate electrode of a high-performance transistor needs to have a high speed and a large drive current is formed from a polysilicon layer having a smaller average grain size, so that depletion of the gate electrode hardly occurs. Accordingly, the electrical effective film thickness of the gate dielectric film of the transistor can be maintained at a small value.

Abstract: A semiconductor device able to secure electrical effective thicknesses required for insulating films of electronic circuit elements by using depletion of electrodes of the electronic circuit elements even if the physical thicknesses of the insulating films are not different, where gate electrodes of high withstand voltage use transistors to which high power source voltages are supplied contain an impurity at a relatively low concentration, so the gate electrodes are easily depleted at the time of application of the gate voltage; depletion of the gate electrodes is equivalent to increasing the thickness of the gate insulating films; the electrical effective thicknesses required of the gate insulating films can be made thicker; and the gate electrodes of high performance transistors for which a high speed and large drive current are required do not contain an impurity at a high concentration where depletion of the gate electrodes will not occur, so the electrical effective thickness of the gate insulating films

Abstract: The gate electrode of a high-voltage transistor having a high breakdown voltage is formed from a polysilicon layer having a larger average grain size, so that depletion of the gate electrode easily occurs. By utilizing this depletion, the electrical effective film thickness required by the gate dielectric film of the transistor can be increased. In contrast, the gate electrode of a high-performance transistor required to have a high speed and a large drive current is formed from a polysilicon layer having a smaller average grain size, so that depletion of the gate electrode hardly occurs. Accordingly, the electrical effective film thickness of the gate dielectric film of the transistor can be maintained at a small value.

Abstract: A semiconductor device able to secure electrical effective thicknesses required for insulating films of electronic circuit elements by using depletion of electrodes of the electronic circuit elements even if the physical thicknesses of the insulating films are not different, where gate electrodes of high withstand voltage use transistors to which high power source voltages are supplied contain an impurity at a relatively low concentration, so the gate electrodes are easily depleted at the time of application of the gate voltage; depletion of the gate electrodes is equivalent to increasing the thickness of the gate insulating films; the electrical effective thicknesses required of the gate insulating films can be made thicker; and the gate electrodes of high performance transistors for which a high speed and large drive current are required do not contain an impurity at a high concentration where depletion of the gate electrodes will not occur, so the electrical effective thickness of the gate insulating films