IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:EP4345903A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-03

    申请号:EP23194269.9

    申请日:2023-08-30

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146

    摘要: An image sensor includes a sensor substrate includes first, second, and third pixels respectively sensing first, second and third wavelengths of light, A color separating lens array changes phase of light of the first, second, and third wavelengths, and condenses the phase-changed light onto the first, second and third pixels, respectively. The color separating lens array includes first to third pixel corresponding regions respectively facing the first to third pixels.The first pixel corresponding region includes a plurality of first nanoposts, the second pixel corresponding region includes a plurality of second nanoposts, and the third pixel corresponding region includes a plurality of third nanoposts, a second center nanopost having a greatest cross-sectional width among the second nanoposts overlaps a center of the second pixel, and a third center nanopost having a greatest cross-sectional width among the third nanoposts does not overlap a center of the third pixel.

    IMAGE SENSOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:EP4215958A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-26

    申请号:EP23152037.0

    申请日:2023-01-17

    IPC分类号: G02B5/20 G02B3/00 H01L27/146

    摘要: Disclosed is an image sensor (1100) including a sensor substrate (110) including a plurality of light sensing cells (111, 112); a transparent spacer layer (120) provided over the sensor substrate; and a color separation lens array (130) provided over the spacer layer and including a plurality of nano-posts (NP1, NP2) configured to change a phase of incident light according to an incident location, wherein the plurality of nano-posts are arranged in a plurality of layers (LE1, LE2), wherein, from among the plurality of nano-posts, nano-posts having widths less than wc may be arranged only in any one layer of the plurality of layers. Also, wc may be greater than or equal to 80 nm and less than or equal to 200 nm. Therefore, the minimum width of the nano-posts provided in the color separation lens array may be increased, which is advantageous for a manufacturing process.

    IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATION ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR
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    发明公开
    IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATION ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR 审中-公开
    BILDAUFNAHMEVORRICHTUNG MIT DEM BILDSENSOR的BILDSENSOR MIT FARBTRENNUNGSELEMENT

    公开(公告)号:EP2963923A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-06

    申请号:EP15175303.5

    申请日:2015-07-03

    IPC分类号: H04N9/04 H01L27/146

    摘要: An image sensor includes a pixel array having a Bayer pattern structure including a first pixel row in which first pixels and second pixels are alternately provided and a second pixel row in which additional ones of the second pixels and third pixels are alternately provided, a first element to control light of a first wavelength band to travel in directions toward left and right sides of the first element and to control light of a second wavelength band of the incident light to travel in a direction directly under the first element, and a second element to control light of a third wavelength band to travel in the directions toward the left and right sides of the second element and to control the light of the second wavelength band to travel in a direction directly under the second element.

    摘要翻译: 图像传感器包括具有拜耳图案结构的像素阵列,该拜耳图案结构包括交替地提供第一像素和第二像素的第一像素行和交替地提供附加的第二像素和第三像素的第二像素行,第一元素 以控制第一波长带的光线朝向第一元件的左侧和右侧的方向行进,并且控制入射光的第二波长带的光在直接位于第一元件的正下方的方向上行进;第二元件 控制第三波长带的光沿着朝向第二元件的左侧和右侧的方向行进,并且控制第二波长带的光在直接在第二元件下的方向上行进。

    IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATING LENS ARRAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:EP4398304A3

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-30

    申请号:EP24169991.7

    申请日:2020-10-20

    摘要: Provided is an image sensor including a color separating lens array. The image sensor includes a sensor substrate including a plurality of first photosensitive cells and a plurality of second photosensitive cells configured to sense light, and a color separating lens array including a plurality of first regions respectively corresponding to the plurality of first photosensitive cells and each including a first fine structure, and a plurality of second regions respectively corresponding to the plurality of second photosensitive cells and each including a second fine structure that is different from the first fine structure, wherein, among incident light incident on the color separating lens array, light of a first wavelength and light of a second wavelength are branched into different directions and focused on the first photosensitive cells and the second photosensitive cells.

    IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:EP4187606A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-31

    申请号:EP22208793.4

    申请日:2022-11-22

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146

    摘要: An image sensor includes: a sensor substrate including a plurality of first pixels configured to sense light of a first wavelength and a plurality of second pixels configured to sense light of a second wavelength; and an anti-reflection element provided on the sensor substrate, wherein the anti-reflection element includes a plurality of low-refractive index patterns and a high-refractive index layer provided between the plurality of low-refractive index patterns and the sensor substrate.

    IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:EP4161063A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-05

    申请号:EP22169953.1

    申请日:2022-04-26

    摘要: An image sensor includes a sensor substrate including first, second, third, and fourth pixels, and a color separating lens array, wherein each of the first pixels includes a first focusing signal region and a second focusing signal region that independently generate focusing signals, and the first focusing signal region and the second focusing signal region are arranged to be adjacent to each other in the first pixel in a first direction, and each of the fourth pixels includes a third focusing signal region and a fourth focusing signal region that independently generate focusing signals, and the third focusing signal region and the fourth focusing signal region are arranged to be adjacent to each other in the fourth pixel in a second direction that is different from the first direction.

    IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING PLANAR NANO-PHOTONIC MICROLENS ARRAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:EP4024459A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-06

    申请号:EP21218436.0

    申请日:2021-12-31

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146 H04N5/225

    摘要: Provided is an image sensor including a planar nanophotonic microlens array, and an electronic device including the image sensor. The image sensor includes a planar nanophotonic microlens array including a plurality of planar nanophotonic microlenses, wherein each of the plurality of planar nanophotonic microlenses includes a high refractive index nanostructure including a dielectric material having a first refractive index and a low refractive index nanostructure including a dielectric material having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index, and wherein each of the plurality of planar nanophotonic microlenses is shifted toward a center portion of the planar nanophotonic microlens array and positioned at a periphery of the planar nanophotonic microlens array.

    IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATING LENS ARRAY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:EP3993045A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-04

    申请号:EP21205263.3

    申请日:2021-10-28

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146

    摘要: Provided is an image sensor including a color separating lens array. The image sensor includes: a sensor substrate including a first pixel configured to sense light of a first wavelength and a second pixel configured to sense light of a second wavelength; a transparent spacer layer on the sensor substrate; and a color separating lens array on the spacer layer, wherein the color separating lens array condenses the light of the first wavelength toward the first pixel, and includes a first lens layer on the spacer layer, a second lens layer on the first lens layer, and an etch prevention layer between the first lens layer and the second lens layer.