ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,737, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Photodetection device with first and second substrates" was invented by Koichi Baba (Kanagawa, Japan) and Taiichiro Watanabe (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A photodetection that alleviates restrictions on a pixel layout in each pixel and capable of being miniaturized is provided. A photodetection device as provided includes a first substrate including a first semiconductor layer with a first surface and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface, first and second charge accumulation sections provided on the fi...