Patent ID: 9537043
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: C23C,H01L,H02S,Y02E,Y02P

Claim:
1. A photoelectric conversion device comprising: a converter circuit including a transistor, the converter circuit being provided adjacent to a first substrate; a photoelectric conversion element including a photoelectric conversion layer provided so that external light is delivered from a first side of the photoelectric conversion element through a protective member and the transistor and a second side of the photoelectric conversion element through the protective member, the photoelectric conversion element being provided over a second substrate; and the protective member configured to encapsulate the photoelectric conversion element, the protective member comprising the first substrate, the second substrate, and a wiring electrically connecting the photoelectric conversion element and the converter circuit; wherein the converter circuit is configured to step up or down an output of the photoelectric conversion element, wherein the transistor overlaps the photoelectric conversion layer, and wherein the transistor has a channel formation region including an oxide semiconductor film.