US Patent Issued to Sony Semiconductor Solutions on Sept. 8 for "Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,733,268, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus" was invented by Itaru Oshiyama (Kanagawa, Japan), Shinichiro Noudo (Kumamoto, Japan) and Yasufumi Miyoshi (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Groove portions are provided between adjacent photoelectric conversion portions, and sidewall surfaces and bottom surfaces of the groove portions are covered with a first fixed charge film, and open ends of the groove portions are closed by a second fixed charge film with voids inside of the groove portions."

The patent was filed on Jun...