Patent ID: 9224774
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H01L,H04N

Abstract:
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 above a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and extending over the charge storage unit from between the photoelectric conversion unit and the charge storage unit; a second gate electrode disposed above the surface, and disposed between the charge storage unit and the floating diffusion unit; a plug contacting to the first gate electrode, and disposed on the first gate electrode; 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.