US Patent Issued to SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS on Jan. 13 for "Photoelectric conversion element, solid-state imaging apparatus, and electronic device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,107, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS Corp. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Photoelectric conversion element, solid-state imaging apparatus, and electronic device" was invented by Hiroshi Horikoshi (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To provide a photoelectric conversion element which enables an occupied area to be reduced and conversion efficiency and a dynamic range to be adjusted. The photoelectric conversion element includes: a photoelectric conversion unit configured to convert a light signal into a signal charge; a transfer gate structure which is connected to the photoelectric conversion unit and...