Imaging device including a multiplier electrode

Details Imaging device including a multiplier electrode Imaging device including a multiplier electrode

2007-07-31

2010-10-26

Wilczewski, Mary (Department: 2822)

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Field effect device

Charge transfer device

C257S223000, C257S229000, C257S246000, C257SE23154, C257SE29231, C377S060000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07821042

ABSTRACT:
An imaging device includes a first electrode for generating an electric field storing signal charges, a charge multiplication section for multiplying the stored signal charges, a second electrode for generating the electric field in the charge multiplication section, a voltage conversion portion for converting the signal charges into a voltage, a third electrode for transferring the signal charges to the voltage conversion portion, provided between the first electrode and the voltage conversion portion, wherein the second electrode is provided on a side opposite to the third electrode and the voltage conversion portion with respect to the first electrode.

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