ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,736, issued on July 8, was assigned to Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Solid-state imaging device and electronic device" was invented by Yoshiaki Masuda (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a solid-state imaging device capable of improving sensitivity of near-infrared wavelengths and suppressing color mixing without being restricted by a wiring layout. A solid-state imaging device includes: a substrate on which a plurality of photoelectric conversion units are formed corresponding to different light wavelengths; a wiring layer including a transistor on a surface opposite to a surface on a ...