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公开(公告)号:US20230084394A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-16
申请号:US17899076
申请日:2022-08-30
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Junho LEE , Sookyoung ROH , Seokho YUN , Sangyun LEE , Choonlae CHO
IPC: H04N5/3745 , H04N9/04 , G06T7/50 , H04N5/33
Abstract: An image sensor is provided for obtaining an ultra-high resolution image. The image sensor includes a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a first meta-photodiode that selectively absorbs light of a red wavelength band, a second meta-photodiode that selectively absorbs light in a green wavelength band, and a third meta-photodiode that selectively absorbs light of a blue wavelength band. A width of each of the plurality of pixels of the image sensor may be less than a diffraction limit.
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公开(公告)号:US20250039576A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-30
申请号:US18913316
申请日:2024-10-11
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
Inventor: Junho LEE , Sookyoung ROH , Seokho YUN , Sangyun LEE , Choonlae CHO
Abstract: An image sensor is provided for obtaining an ultra-high resolution image. The image sensor includes a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a first meta-photodiode that selectively absorbs light of a red wavelength band, a second meta-photodiode that selectively absorbs light in a green wavelength band, and a third meta-photodiode that selectively absorbs light of a blue wavelength band. A width of each of the plurality of pixels of the image sensor may be less than a diffraction limit.
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公开(公告)号:US20240243148A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-18
申请号:US18405539
申请日:2024-01-05
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Choonlae CHO , Sookyoung ROH , Sangyun LEE
IPC: H01L27/146 , H04N25/13
CPC classification number: H01L27/14627 , H04N25/13
Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensor substrate including a first pixel and a fourth pixel each detecting green light, a second pixel detecting blue light, and a third pixel detecting red light, and a color separation lens array configured to separate incident light according to wavelengths and condense the incident light onto the first to fourth pixels. The color separation lens array includes first, second, third, and to fourth pixel correspondence regions respectively facing the first to fourth pixels, and the first to fourth pixel correspondence regions respectively include a plurality of first to fourth nanoposts that are arranged in different arrangement patterns in the first to fourth pixel correspondence regions.
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公开(公告)号:US20240063242A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-22
申请号:US18235627
申请日:2023-08-18
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Seokho YUN , Sookyoung ROH , Sangeun MUN , Hyunsung PARK , Sungmo AHN , Sangyun LEE , Junho LEE , Choonlae CHO
IPC: H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H01L27/14627 , H01L27/14621
Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensor substrate including a plurality of first pixels for sensing light of a first wavelength band and a plurality of second pixels for sensing light of a second wavelength band that is different from the first wavelength band, a color filter layer on the sensor substrate, and including a plurality of color filters, a planarization layer arranged on the color filter layer, an encapsulation layer arranged on the planarization layer, and a nano-photonic lens array arranged on the encapsulation layer, and including a plurality of nano-structures that are arranged to condense incident light onto the plurality of first pixels and the plurality of second pixels.
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公开(公告)号:US20250048766A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-06
申请号:US18674307
申请日:2024-05-24
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Choonlae CHO , Hongkyu PARK , Jungho CHA , Sookyoung ROH , Sangeun MUN , Sungmo AHN
IPC: H01L27/146
Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a plurality of pixels configured to sense light, and a nano-photonic lens array configured to separate incident light based on color and condense the separated incident light onto the plurality of pixels, wherein the nano-photonic lens array includes a plurality of supercells two-dimensionally disposed and including first unit patterns and second unit patterns, respectively including a plurality of pixel corresponding regions corresponding to the plurality of pixels, and wherein each of the plurality of pixel corresponding regions includes a plurality of nano-structures configured to separate the incident light based on color and condense the incident light onto the plurality of pixels, and wherein a cross-sectional size or a cross-sectional shape of a first nano-structure is different from a cross-sectional size or a cross-sectional shape of a second nano-structure.
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公开(公告)号:US20240079430A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-07
申请号:US18236122
申请日:2023-08-21
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Choonlae CHO , Sangeun MUN , Sungmo AHN , Sookyoung ROH , Hyunsung PARK , Seokho YUN , Sangyun LEE , Junho LEE
IPC: H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H01L27/14627 , H01L27/14621 , H01L27/1463 , H01L27/14645
Abstract: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20240063241A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-22
申请号:US18235547
申请日:2023-08-18
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sangeun MUN , Sookyoung ROH , Sungmo AHN , Hyunsung PARK , Seokho YUN , Sangyun LEE , Junho LEE , Choonlae CHO
IPC: H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H01L27/14627 , H01L27/14645
Abstract: Provided are an image sensor including a patterned antireflection layer and an electronic apparatus including the image sensor. The image sensor includes a sensor substrate including a plurality of first pixels sensing light having a first wavelength and a plurality of second pixels sensing light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, a nano-photonic lens array including a plurality of nanostructures configured to condense an incident light onto the plurality of first pixels and the plurality of second pixels, and an antireflection layer disposed on a light incident surface of the nano-photonic lens array and including a plurality of holes arranged periodically and two-dimensionally, wherein the plurality of holes include a plurality of first holes arranged along a boundary between first and second pixels adjacent to each other and a plurality of second holes disposed to face an inner region of the first pixel or the second pixel.
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公开(公告)号:US20240250102A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-25
申请号:US18412026
申请日:2024-01-12
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sookyoung ROH , Choonlae CHO , Seokho YUN
IPC: H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H01L27/14627 , H01L27/14645
Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensor substrate including first to third pixel groups, and a color separation lens array configured to separate incident light according to wavelengths, multi-condense blue light onto a plurality of continuously arranged first pixels of the first pixel group, multi-condense green light onto the plurality of continuously arranged second pixels of the second pixel group, and multi-condense red light onto the plurality of continuously arranged third pixels of the third pixel group. The color separation lens array includes first to third pixel correspondence regions respectively facing the first to third pixel groups and including a plurality of nanoposts. A blue light phase profile viewed in a cross-section immediately after passing through the first pixel correspondence region includes a plurality of maximum points having positions that are not aligned with a center of the plurality of first pixels.
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公开(公告)号:US20240230960A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-11
申请号:US18405938
申请日:2024-01-05
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sangeun MUN , Sungmo AHN , Sookyoung ROH , Junho LEE , Choonlae CHO
CPC classification number: G02B3/0043 , H04N23/55 , G02B2207/101
Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensor substrate including a plurality of pixels that detect light, and a nano-optical microlens array arranged on the sensor substrate and including a plurality of nano-optical microlenses that focus incident light on the plurality of pixels, wherein the nano-optical microlens array includes a plurality of lens groups, each of the plurality of lens groups includes first, second, third, and fourth nano-optical microlenses, and each of the first, second, third, and fourth nano-optical microlenses includes a plurality of nanostructures arranged to focus incident light on a corresponding pixel, and centers of the first, second, third, and fourth nano-optical microlenses in each of the plurality of peripheral groups in the plurality of lens groups are offset with respect to a center of the corresponding pixel, and offset distances of at least two of the first, second, third, and fourth nano-optical microlenses are different from each other.
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公开(公告)号:US20240079429A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-07
申请号:US18236652
申请日:2023-08-22
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sungmo AHN , Sangeun MUN , Choonlae CHO , Sookyoung ROH , Hyunsung PARK , Seokho YUN , Sangyun LEE , Junho LEE
IPC: H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H01L27/14625 , H01L27/14605 , H01L27/14621
Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensor substrate including a plurality of unit pixel groups each including a first pixel, a second pixel, a third pixel, and a fourth pixel arranged in a Bayer pattern, and a color separating lens array which separates incident light according to wavelengths and condenses the light on each of the first to fourth pixels, wherein the color separating lens array a plurality of pixel corresponding groups respectively corresponding to the plurality of unit pixel groups, and the plurality of pixel corresponding groups each include first to fourth pixel corresponding regions corresponding to the first to fourth pixels and a plurality of nanoposts. From among the plurality of pixel corresponding groups, relative positional relationships between the nanoposts of the first to fourth pixel corresponding regions in each of the plurality of peripheral groups that are located out of the center of the color separating lens array may be different from each other.
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