Patent ID: 8760372

Claim:
An imaging device comprising an imaging region having a plurality of pixel units on a substrate, each of the pixel units including an organic layer having electrical conductivity and an active element capable of controlling a current flow, the active element including a channel portion and a control portion, wherein the imaging region comprising: a semiconductor layer made of a semiconductor material, the semiconductor layer comprising the channel portion, a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion; a first conductor layer made of a first material, and the first conductor layer comprising the control portion for the active element; a second conductor layer made of a second material, and the second conductor layer comprising at least two conductive portions, each of the at least two conductive potions are arranged independently from each other; and a third conductor layer made of a third material, and the third conductor layer comprising a potential supply wiring and a current supply electrode portion for the organic layer, and the current supply electrode portion is arranged independently from the potential supply wiring, the channel portion, the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion are formed as a continuous layer of the first conductor layer, the first terminal portion is electrically connected to the potential supply wiring via a first contact group, the first contact group comprising two contact regions for connecting a first conductive portion of the at least two conductive portions, to potential supply wiring, and to the first terminal portion respectively, the second terminal portion is electrically connected to the current supply electrode portion via a second contact group, the second contact group comprising two contact regions for connecting a second conductive portion of the at least two conductive portions, to the current supply electrode portion, and to the second terminal portion respectively, and the two contact regions of at least one of the first contact group and the second contact regions are at least partially overlapping each other.