ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,742, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. (Hamamatsu, Japan).
"Solid-state imaging device" was invented by Makoto Kono (Hamamatsu, Japan), Yoshiyuki Suzuki (Hamamatsu, Japan), Keiichi Ota (Hamamatsu, Japan), Shinya Ito (Hamamatsu, Japan) and Ryo Takiguchi (Hamamatsu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate having a main surface provided with a plurality of light sensitive regions and an insulating film provided on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of uneven portions are formed on a surface (main surface) on the side opposite...