Patents by Inventor Itaru Oshiyama

Itaru Oshiyama 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).

  • Patent number: 11990492
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid state imaging sensor that is possible to suppress the reflection of incident light with a wide wavelength band. A reflectance adjusting layer is provided on the substrate in an incident direction of the incident light with respect to the substrate such as Si and configured to adjust reflection of the incident light on the substrate. The reflectance adjusting layer includes a first layer formed on the substrate and a second layer formed on the first layer. The first layer includes a concavo-convex structure provided on the substrate and a material which is filled into a concave portion of the concavo-convex structure and has a refractive index lower than that of the substrate, and the second layer includes a material having a refractive index lower than that of the first layer. It is possible to reduce the reflection on the substrate such as Si by using the principle of the interference of the thin film. Such a technology can be applied to solid state imaging sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240128293
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging device including: a semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion section provided for each of pixels that are two-dimensionally arranged, in which the photoelectric conversion section performs photoelectric conversion on incident light; and an uneven structure provided on a light-receiving-side principal surface of the semiconductor substrate, in which the uneven structure includes a plurality of pillars arranged at a period shorter than a wavelength of light belonging to a visible light band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru OSHIYAMA, Ryo OGATA
  • Publication number: 20240006438
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging device capable of reducing sensitivity unevenness of a pixel located near a boundary between a pixel section and an optical black section. An imaging device includes a semiconductor layer, a pixel section that is provided in the semiconductor layer and receives light from an object, an optical black section that is provided in the semiconductor layer and includes a light shielding film that shields light, a color filter provided on one surface side of the semiconductor layer, and a low refractive index material that is provided on one surface side of the semiconductor layer and has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the color filter. The pixel section and the optical black section are adjacent to each other. The low refractive index material is disposed between filter components of the color filter in the pixel section, and is not disposed in the optical black section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru OSHIYAMA, Shigehiro IKEHARA
  • Publication number: 20230335656
    Abstract: A first photodetector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate having a first surface that serves as a light-receiving surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, and including an uneven structure provided on the first surface and a light-receiving section that performs photoelectric conversion to generate electric charge corresponding to an amount of light reception for each pixel; a passivation film stacked on the first surface of the substrate; and a reflectance adjustment layer including a plurality of protrusions configuring the uneven structure and the passivation film embedded in a plurality of recesses configuring the uneven structure, and having a refractive index between the substrate and the passivation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru OSHIYAMA, Yoshiki EBIKO
  • Publication number: 20230292536
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, in which each pixel has a first photoelectric conversion region formed above a semiconductor layer, a second photoelectric conversion region formed in the semiconductor layer, a first filter configured to transmit a light in a predetermined wavelength region corresponding to a color component, and a second filter having different transmission characteristics from the first filter, one photoelectric conversion region out of the first photoelectric conversion region and the second photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in a visible light region, the other photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in an infrared region, the first filter is formed above the first photoelectric conversion region, and the second filter has transmission characteristics of making wavelengths of lights in an infrared region absorbed in the other photoelectric co
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuji YAMAGUCHI, Atsushi TODA, Itaru OSHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11659724
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, in which each pixel has a first photoelectric conversion region formed above a semiconductor layer, a second photoelectric conversion region formed in the semiconductor layer, a first filter configured to transmit a light in a predetermined wavelength region corresponding to a color component, and a second filter having different transmission characteristics from the first filter, one photoelectric conversion region out of the first photoelectric conversion region and the second photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in a visible light region, the other photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in an infrared region, the first filter is formed above the first photoelectric conversion region, and the second filter has transmission characteristics of making wavelengths of lights in an infrared region absorbed in the other photoelectric co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Atsushi Toda, Itaru Oshiyama
  • Publication number: 20230143614
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus capable of improving sensitivity while suppressing deterioration of color mixing. The solid-state imaging device includes: a substrate; a first photoelectric conversion region that is provided in the substrate; a second photoelectric conversion region that is provided in the substrate; a trench that is provided between the first photoelectric conversion region and the second photoelectric conversion region and penetrates through the substrate; a first concave portion region that has a plurality of concave portions provided on a light receiving surface side of the substrate, above the first photoelectric conversion region; and a second concave portion region that has a plurality of concave portions provided on the light receiving surface side of the substrate, above the second photoelectric conversion region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: ITARU OSHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230126141
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid state imaging sensor that is possible to suppress the reflection of incident light with a wide wavelength band. A reflectance adjusting layer is provided on the substrate in an incident direction of the incident light with respect to the substrate such as Si and configured to adjust reflection of the incident light on the substrate. The reflectance adjusting layer includes a first layer formed on the substrate and a second layer formed on the first layer. The first layer includes a concavo-convex structure provided on the substrate and a material which is filled into a concave portion of the concavo-convex structure and has a refractive index lower than that of the substrate, and the second layer includes a material having a refractive index lower than that of the first layer. It is possible to reduce the reflection on the substrate such as Si by using the principle of the interference of the thin film. Such a technology can be applied to solid state imaging sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: ITARU OSHIYAMA, HIROSHI TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11557621
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid state imaging sensor that is possible to suppress the reflection of incident light with a wide wavelength band. A reflectance adjusting layer is provided on the substrate in an incident direction of the incident light with respect to the substrate such as Si and configured to adjust reflection of the incident light on the substrate. The reflectance adjusting layer includes a first layer formed on the substrate and a second layer formed on the first layer. The first layer includes a concavo-convex structure provided on the substrate and a material which is filled into a concave portion of the concavo-convex structure and has a refractive index lower than that of the substrate, and the second layer includes a material having a refractive index lower than that of the first layer. It is possible to reduce the reflection on the substrate such as Si by using the principle of the interference of the thin film. Such a technology can be applied to solid state imaging sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11508768
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus capable of improving sensitivity while suppressing deterioration of color mixing. The solid-state imaging device includes a substrate, a first photoelectric conversion region in the substrate, a second photoelectric conversion region in the substrate, a trench between the first photoelectric conversion region and the second photoelectric conversion region and penetrates through the substrate, a first concave portion region that has a plurality of concave portions provided on a light receiving surface side of the substrate, above the first photoelectric conversion regions, and a second concave portion region that has a plurality of concave portions provided on the light receiving surface side of the substrate, above the second photoelectric conversion region. The technology of the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a backside illumination solid-state imaging device and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Itaru Oshiyama
  • Publication number: 20220223642
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image capturing element, a manufacturing method, and an electronic device that make it possible to improve effects of reducing crosstalk. A trench part provided from a light-receiving surface side of a semiconductor substrate in which photoelectric conversion parts that photoelectrically convert emitted light are formed and between the plurality of photoelectric conversion parts; and a protrusion part provided with at least an inclined surface that is inclined with respect to a side surface of the trench part to widen a space of the trench part in one part of the trench part are provided. The present technology can be applied, for example, to backlit solid-state image capturing elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Hironori HOSHI, Atsushi OKUYAMA, Itaru OSHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220123053
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, in which each pixel has a first photoelectric conversion region formed above a semiconductor layer, a second photoelectric conversion region formed in the semiconductor layer, a first filter configured to transmit a light in a predetermined wavelength region corresponding to a color component, and a second filter having different transmission characteristics from the first filter, one photoelectric conversion region out of the first photoelectric conversion region and the second photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in a visible light region, the other photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in an infrared region, the first filter is formed above the first photoelectric conversion region, and the second filter has transmission characteristics of making wavelengths of lights in an infrared region absorbed in the other photoelectric co
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuji YAMAGUCHI, Atsushi TODA, Itaru OSHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11310444
    Abstract: Provided is a solid-state image pickup element that includes a pixel, a light-receiving-surface-sided trench, and a light-receiving-surface-sided shielding member. A plurality of protrusions is formed on the light-receiving surface of the pixel in the solid-state image pickup element. In addition, the light-receiving-surface-sided trench is formed around the pixel having the plurality of protrusions formed, at the light-receiving surface in the solid-state image pickup element. In addition, the light-receiving-surface-sided member is buried in the light-receiving-surface-sided trench formed around the pixel having the plurality of protrusions formed on the light-receiving surface in the solid-state image pickup element. In addition, the photoelectric conversion region of a near-infrared-light pixel expands to the surface side opposed to the light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion region of a visible-light pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harumi Tanaka, Itaru Oshiyama, Sozo Yokogawa
  • Patent number: 11233092
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, in which each pixel has a first photoelectric conversion region formed above a semiconductor layer, a second photoelectric conversion region formed in the semiconductor layer, a first filter configured to transmit a light in a predetermined wavelength region corresponding to a color component, and a second filter having different transmission characteristics from the first filter, one photoelectric conversion region out of the first photoelectric conversion region and the second photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in a visible light region, the other photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in an infrared region, the first filter is formed above the first photoelectric conversion region, and the second filter has transmission characteristics of making wavelengths of lights in an infrared region absorbed in the other photoelectric co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Atsushi Toda, Itaru Oshiyama
  • Publication number: 20210384250
    Abstract: Groove portions are provided between adjacent photoelectric conversion portions, and sidewall surfaces and bottom surfaces of the groove portions are covered with a first fixed charge film, and open ends of the groove portions are closed by a second fixed charge film with voids inside of the groove portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru OSHIYAMA, Shinichiro NOUDO, Yasufumi MIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20210358987
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid state imaging sensor that is possible to suppress the reflection of incident light with a wide wavelength band. A reflectance adjusting layer is provided on the substrate in an incident direction of the incident light with respect to the substrate such as Si and configured to adjust reflection of the incident light on the substrate. The reflectance adjusting layer includes a first layer formed on the substrate and a second layer formed on the first layer. The first layer includes a concavo-convex structure provided on the substrate and a material which is filled into a concave portion of the concavo-convex structure and has a refractive index lower than that of the substrate, and the second layer includes a material having a refractive index lower than that of the first layer. It is possible to reduce the reflection on the substrate such as Si by using the principle of the interference of the thin film. Such a technology can be applied to solid state imaging sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: ITARU OSHIYAMA, HIROSHI TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210335860
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image pickup device and an electronic apparatus that are configured to enhance characteristics. A solid-state image pickup device includes a photoelectric conversion section that is arranged on a semiconductor substrate and configured to photoelectrically convert an incident light, a moth-eye section that includes recesses and projections formed on a surface on a light incident side in the semiconductor substrate and has, when a cross section approximately parallel to a direction toward the photoelectric conversion section from the light incident side is viewed, a recessed portion protruding toward the side of the photoelectric conversion section, the recessed portion having a curvature or a polygonal shape, and a region that is arranged adjacent to and opposite to the photoelectric conversion section of the moth-eye section and has a refractive index different from a refractive index of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoe MIYATA, Itaru OSHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11159751
    Abstract: Provided is a solid-state image pickup element that includes a pixel, a light-receiving-surface-sided trench, and a light-receiving-surface-sided shielding member. A plurality of protrusions is formed on the light-receiving surface of the pixel in the solid-state image pickup element. In addition, the light-receiving-surface-sided trench is formed around the pixel having the plurality of protrusions formed, at the light-receiving surface in the solid-state image pickup element. In addition, the light-receiving-surface-sided member is buried in the light-receiving-surface-sided trench formed around the pixel having the plurality of protrusions formed on the light-receiving surface in the solid-state image pickup element. In addition, the photoelectric conversion region of a near-infrared-light pixel expands to the surface side opposed to the light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion region of a visible-light pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harumi Tanaka, Itaru Oshiyama, Sozo Yokogawa
  • Publication number: 20210288192
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor element and an electronic device that enable sensor sensitivity to be improved. An optical-to-electrical conversion element that receives light in a predetermined wavelength range and performs optical-to-electrical conversion is formed in a semiconductor layer. A reflection suppressing part that suppresses reflection of the light is provided on a light receiving surface serving as a side on which the light enters the semiconductor layer. A transmission suppressing part that suppresses transmission through the semiconductor layer of the light that has been made incident from the light receiving surface is provided on a circuit surface serving as a side that is opposite to the light receiving surface of the semiconductor layer. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a reverse-surface irradiation type CMOS image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sozo YOKOGAWA, Itaru OSHIYAMA, Mikinori ITO
  • Patent number: 11121161
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid state imaging sensor that is possible to suppress the reflection of incident light with a wide wavelength band. A reflectance adjusting layer is provided on the substrate in an incident direction of the incident light with respect to the substrate such as Si and configured to adjust reflection of the incident light on the substrate. The reflectance adjusting layer includes a first layer formed on the substrate and a second layer formed on the first layer. The first layer includes a concavo-convex structure provided on the substrate and a material which is filled into a concave portion of the concavo-convex structure and has a refractive index lower than that of the substrate, and the second layer includes a material having a refractive index lower than that of the first layer. It is possible to reduce the reflection on the substrate such as Si by using the principle of the interference of the thin film. Such a technology can be applied to solid state imaging sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Hiroshi Tanaka