公开(公告)号：US20230230191A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18124387

申请日：2023-03-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hongkyu PARK ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Seokho YUN

IPC: G06T1/00 ,  G06T7/44 ,  G06T1/20

CPC classification number: G06T1/0007 ,  G06T7/44 ,  G06T1/20 ,  G06T2207/10024

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for acquiring images including an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a plurality of photo-sensing cells sensing light, and a color separation lens array provided above the sensor substrate, the color separation lens array including a fine structure in each of a plurality of regions respectively facing the plurality of photo-sensing cells and separating incident light based on color, the fine structure forming a phase distribution to condense light having different wavelengths on adjacent photo-sensing cells, a signal processor configured to perform, based on a point spread function corresponding to each color pixel by the color separation lens array, deconvolution on sensing signals of the plurality of photo-sensing cells to process an image signal for each color obtained by the image sensor, and an image processor configured to form a color image from the image signal for each color processed by the signal processor.

公开(公告)号：US20220137267A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17514780

申请日：2021-10-29

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hongkyu PARK ,  Seokho YUN ,  Minwoo LIM

IPC: G02B3/00 ,  G02B1/115 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N9/04

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20210249459A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17173688

申请日：2021-02-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seokho YUN ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Hongkyu PARK ,  Minwoo LIM

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02B27/12 ,  G02B26/00 ,  H04N9/077 ,  H04N9/04

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a light detector including a plurality of photosensitive cells configured to sense light; a color separation lens array provided above the light detector and including a plurality of pattern structures, the color separation lens array being configured to collect light having different wavelength spectra respectively on at least two photosensitive cells of the plurality of photosensitive cells; and a variable interlayer element configured to adjust an optical distance between the light detector and the color separation lens array.

公开(公告)号：US20170366787A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15695546

申请日：2017-09-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sunghyun NAM ,  Yunhee KIM ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Hongkyu PARK ,  Seokho YUN

IPC: H04N9/04 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/33

CPC classification number: H04N9/045 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H04N5/33

Abstract: An image sensor, and an apparatus and method of acquiring an image by using the image sensor are provided. The image sensor includes a color filter having an array of a plurality of types of color filter elements, where each of the color filter elements transmits visible light in a certain wavelength band and blocks visible light outside the certain wavelength band; a photoelectric conversion cell array that detects light that has been transmitted through the color filter; and a modulator, disposed on the photoelectric conversion cell array, which changes a rate of light transmitted to the photoelectric conversion cell array based on an applied voltage.

公开(公告)号：US20240105745A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18241478

申请日：2023-09-01

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dongchan KIM ,  Chanho PARK ,  Hongkyu PARK ,  Byoungho KWON ,  Kyungrae BYUN ,  Minhwan JEON ,  Hwiyoung JEONG

IPC: H01L27/146

CPC classification number: H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14621

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a sensor substrate, a spacer layer on the sensor substrate, and a color separating lens array on the spacer layer and configured to separate light based on a wavelength of the light, wherein the color separating lens array includes a first lens layer including a plurality of first nano posts and a first peripheral material layer around the plurality of first nano posts, a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) stop layer on the first peripheral material layer, an etch stop layer on an upper surface of the CMP stop layer and directly on an upper surface of each first nano post of the plurality of first nano posts, and a second lens layer on the etch stop layer, the second lens layer including a plurality of second nano posts and a second peripheral material layer around the plurality of second nano posts.

公开(公告)号：US20230280505A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18117217

申请日：2023-03-03

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. ,  Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University

Inventor： Hongkyu PARK ,  Hyunjung Shin ,  Hyoungmin Park ,  Seokho Yun ,  Minwoo Lim

IPC: G02B3/00 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G02B1/02 ,  G03F7/20 ,  C23C16/40 ,  C23C16/455 ,  C23C16/56 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: G02B3/0025 ,  G02B1/002 ,  G02B1/02 ,  G03F7/70375 ,  C23C16/405 ,  C23C16/45525 ,  C23C16/56 ,  H04N23/55 ,  G02B3/0043

Abstract: Provided is a method of forming an amorphous titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin film on a substrate using a low temperature atomic layer deposition method, the method of forming an amorphous TiO2 thin film including supplying a titanium (Ti) precursor to the substrate provided in a process chamber to adsorb the Ti precursor on the substrate, forming a Ti precursor film on the substrate by exposing the Ti precursor to the substrate where the Ti precursor is not adsorbed, supplying an oxygen (O2) precursor to the Ti precursor film and reacting the O2 precursor with the Ti precursor film, and forming the TiO2 thin film on the substrate by exposing the O2 precursor to the Ti precursor film that has not reacted with the O2 precursor, and reacting the Ti precursor film with the O2 precursor.

公开(公告)号：US20210125301A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US17079998

申请日：2020-10-26

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hongkyu PARK ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Seokho YUN

IPC: G06T1/00 ,  G06T7/44 ,  G06T1/20

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for acquiring images including an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a plurality of photo-sensing cells sensing light, and a color separation lens array provided above the sensor substrate, the color separation lens array including a fine structure in each of a plurality of regions respectively facing the plurality of photo-sensing cells and separating incident light based on color, the fine structure forming a phase distribution to condense light having different wavelengths on adjacent photo-sensing cells, a signal processor configured to perform, based on a point spread function corresponding to each color pixel by the color separation lens array, deconvolution on sensing signals of the plurality of photo-sensing cells to process an image signal for each color obtained by the image sensor, and an image processor configured to form a color image from the image signal for each color processed by the signal processor.

公开(公告)号：US20180292585A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US15870064

申请日：2018-01-12

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seokho YUN ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Ilhwan KIM ,  Hongkyu PARK

IPC: G02B5/20 ,  G01J1/04

CPC classification number: G02B5/201 ,  G01J1/0492 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14645

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor comprising a color separation element. The image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of a first pixels, a plurality of second pixels, and a plurality of third pixels; color separation elements configured to direct light in a second wavelength band travel toward the second pixels and direct a mixture light in a first wavelength band and light in a third wavelength band travel toward the first pixels or the third pixels; and a color filter layer including a first color filter, a second color filter, and a third color filter, wherein the pass bandwidth of the second color filter is greater than the pass bandwidth of each of the first and third color filters.

公开(公告)号：US20180087960A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15830649

申请日：2017-12-04

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seokho YUN ,  Sunghyun NAM ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Hongkyu PARK

IPC: G01J1/04 ,  H01L27/146 ,  G02B5/20 ,  B32B38/00

CPC classification number: G01J1/0492 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B32B2307/40 ,  G02B5/201 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H01L27/14685

Abstract: An image sensor including a color filter isolation layer and a method of manufacturing the image sensor. The image sensor includes a plurality of color filters that transmit light of a predetermined wavelength band to a light sensing layer. The image sensor also includes an isolation layer disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of color filters. The isolation layer is formed of a material having a lower refractive index than a refractive index of the color filters, thus totally internally reflecting light incident on the isolation layer from one of the plurality of color filters.

公开(公告)号：US20150365640A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-17

申请号：US14738396

申请日：2015-06-12

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hongkyu PARK ,  Sunghyun NAM ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Seokho YUN

IPC: H04N9/30 ,  G02B27/10 ,  H04N9/04

CPC classification number: H01L27/14625 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02B5/203 ,  G02B27/1013 ,  G02B27/1086 ,  G02B27/4244 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/30

Abstract: A color separation element array includes a plurality of color separation elements arranged in two dimensions and separating an incident light according to a wavelength such that, of the incident light, a light of a first wavelength is directed to a first direction and a light of a second wavelength that is different from the first wavelength is directed to a second direction that is different from the first direction, in which each of the plurality of color separation elements includes a first element and a second element that are sequentially arranged according to a traveling direction of the incident light, and the first element and the second element of at least one of the plurality of color separation elements are shifted with respect to each other.

Abstract translation: 一种分色元件阵列包括多个分成二维的分色元件，并根据波长分离入射光，使得入射光中的第一波长的光指向第一方向，并且光 不同于第一波长的第二波长被引导到与第一方向不同的第二方向，其中多个分色元件中的每一个包括第一元件和根据行进方向依次布置的第二元件 并且所述多个分色元件中的至少一个的所述第一元件和所述第二元件相对于彼此偏移。