Patent ID: 6380977
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A solid state image pickup device comprising a plurality of photoelectric transforming regions in each of which a plurality of photosensitive devices are arranged in a first direction at predetermined intervals and a plurality of charge transfer regions for transforming charges obtained by photoelectric transforming operation of the photosensitive devices, the photoelectric transforming regions and the charge transfer regions being alternately arranged in a second direction which perpendicularly crosses the first direction, and bridge regions provided at the predetermined intervals of the photoelectric transforming regions to connect the charge transfer regions neighboring in the second direction,wherein the bridge region has: a first wiring extending in the second direction; an insulating film covering the first wiring in the bridge region, the insulating film having side wall portions and a top portion; and a second and a third wirings extending in the second direction formed on the side wall portions of the insulating film without covering the top portion of the insulating film.