Patent ID: 9553117
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: H01L,H04N

Claim:
1. A solid-state image pickup apparatus comprising: a photoelectric conversion unit disposed in a semiconductor substrate; a charge storage unit disposed in the semiconductor substrate; a floating diffusion unit disposed in the semiconductor substrate; a first gate electrode disposed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, the first gate electrode having a first portion disposed on the charge storage unit, and a second portion not disposed on the charge storage unit; a second gate electrode disposed on the surface, and disposed between the charge storage unit and the floating diffusion unit; and a light shielding member disposed over the first gate electrode and the charge storage unit, disposed between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode, and having a bottom face, wherein a part of the bottom face disposed between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode is located closer to the surface than another part of the bottom face disposed over the first gate electrode.