US 12,088,893 B2
Solid-state imaging device, imaging apparatus, and electronic apparatus
Taro Sugizaki, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/353,766.
Application 18/353,766 is a continuation of application No. 17/475,883, filed on Sep. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,736,783.
Application 17/475,883 is a continuation of application No. 16/806,172, filed on Mar. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,139,325.
Application 16/806,172 is a continuation of application No. 16/396,420, filed on Apr. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,615,203.
Application 16/396,420 is a continuation of application No. 15/506,462, granted, now 10,319,761, previously published as PCT/JP2015/073466, filed on Aug. 21, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 2014-179555 (JP), filed on Sep. 3, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0362464 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/12 (2023.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01); H01L 27/14 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 23/10 (2023.01); H04N 25/13 (2023.01); H04N 25/133 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/12 (2023.01) [G02B 5/201 (2013.01); H01L 27/14 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14623 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H04N 25/135 (2023.01); H04N 23/10 (2023.01); H04N 25/133 (2023.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light detecting device comprising:
a plurality of pixels including:
a first pixel including a green color filter;
a second pixel including a red color filter, wherein the second pixel is disposed adjacent to the first pixel in a first direction in a plan view; and
a third pixel including a blue color filter, wherein the third pixel is disposed adjacent to the first pixel in a second direction in the plan view,
wherein an effective light-receiving region of the first pixel is greater than an effective light-receiving region of the second pixel in the plan view,
wherein the effective light-receiving region of the second pixel is greater than an effective light-receiving region of the third pixel in the plan view, and
wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.