Patent ID: 9445023
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H01L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A photoelectric conversion device comprising: a first photoelectric conversion element including a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; a first floating diffusion region of the first conductivity type; a first transfer gate configured to transfer an electric carrier of the first photoelectric conversion element to the first floating diffusion region; a second photoelectric conversion element including a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type; a second floating diffusion region of the first conductivity type; a second transfer gate configured to transfer an electric carrier of the second photoelectric conversion element to the second floating diffusion region; a third semiconductor region of a second conductivity type in which the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region are provided; and a contact part provided on the third semiconductor region and being in contact with a part of the third semiconductor region, wherein the first semiconductor region, the second semiconductor region, and the part of the third semiconductor region form a continuous active region.