Semiconductor device having a plurality of photoelectric...

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2005-05-19

2010-11-23

Wilson, Allan R (Department: 2815)

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

Responsive to non-electrical signal

Electromagnetic or particle radiation

C257SE31124

Reexamination Certificate

active

07838957

ABSTRACT:
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a region. A transfer transistor transfers an electrical charge of the photoelectric conversion elements. An amplifying transistor reads out the electrical charge. A reset transistor resets a gate electrical voltage of the amplifying transistor to a predetermined voltage. A plurality of wiring layers include at least a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer stacked on the first wiring layer. Each wiring layer includes at least one wiring, and is arranged over the region. The wirings of the first and second layers define an aperture of the photoelectric conversion elements.

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