Solid-state imaging apparatus and imaging system

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PATENT NO 9344653
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14628828

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Provided is a solid-state imaging apparatus, including pixels each including: a photoelectric conversion unit; a charge accumulation unit; a transistor including a control electrode; a waveguide; and a light-shielding portion. The waveguide includes an incident portion and an output portion, the light-shielding portion includes a first portion that covers the control electrode of the transistor and a second portion that covers a part of the photoelectric conversion unit, the output portion and the photoelectric conversion unit are arranged with an interval therebetween, the interval between the output portion and the photoelectric conversion unit is larger than an interval between a lower end of the second portion of the light-shielding portion and the photoelectric conversion unit, and the interval between the output portion and the photoelectric conversion unit is smaller than an interval between an upper end of the second portion of the light-shielding portion and the photoelectric conversion unit.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ichikawa, Takeshi Hachioji, JP 159 2614
Itahashi, Masatsugu Yokohama, JP 49 586
Kawabata, Kazunari Kawasaki, JP 36 388
Kobayashi, Masahiro Tokyo, JP 425 3881
Shimotsusa, Mineo Machida, JP 101 833

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