Patent ID: 9419042
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first photodiode; a second photodiode; an amplify transistor; a reset transistor; a select transistor; a first wire formed in a first wiring layer and electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate through a first contact section; a second wire formed in a second wiring layer and electrically connected to the first wire through a second contact section; a third wire formed in a third wiring layer and electrically connected to the select transistor through a third contact section; and a fourth wire formed in a fourth wiring layer and electrically connected to the amplify transistor through a fourth contact section, wherein the first photodiode and the second photodiode are arranged in a first direction and share the amplify transistor, wherein the first wire extends along the first direction, and wherein the second wire extends along a second direction different from the first direction.