Patent ID: 7126158
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus, comprising: a substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged along rows and columns on the substrate, wherein each pixel includes a semiconductor conversion element converting an incident electromagnetic wave into an electric signal and a switching element connected with the semiconductor conversion element, the switching element is disposed on the substrate, and the semiconductor conversion element is disposed above the switching element; a drive wiring connected commonly with a plurality of the switching elements arranged along a row; and a signal wiring connected commonly with a plurality of the switching elements arranged along a column, wherein the semiconductor conversion element has an electrode formed outside a region in which two of the drive wiring, an electrode of the switching element, and the signal wiring overlap each other, exclusive of a region above at least a part of the drive wiring and of a region above at least a part of the electrode of the switching element, and wherein at least the part of the drive wiring or at least the part of the electrode of the switching element is electrically discontinued.