公开(公告)号：US20250048754A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18922946

申请日：2024-10-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sangyun LEE ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Seokho YUN

IPC: H01L27/146

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a sensor substrate including a first pixel and a second pixel; and a color separating lens array for condensing light of first wavelength onto the first pixel by changing a phase of light of the first wavelength included in incident light, wherein the sensor substrate further includes: an active pixel area for outputting an active pixel signal for image generation; a first dummy pixel area arranged outside the active pixel area and outputting a dummy pixel signal to correct image data generated from the active pixel signal; and a second dummy pixel area arranged outside the active pixel area and the first dummy pixel area and not outputting any pixel signal.

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

IPC: H04N25/77 ,  G06T7/50 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/84

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240244341A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18415399

申请日：2024-01-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seokho YUN ,  Sookyoung Roh ,  Choonlae Cho

IPC: H04N25/13 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02B27/12 ,  H04N25/77

CPC classification number: H04N25/135 ,  G02B27/1013 ,  G02B27/123 ,  H04N25/77

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a sensor substrate including a first pixel and a second pixel that are each configured to sense light of a first wavelength, and a third pixel and a fourth pixel that are each configured to sense light of a second wavelength; and a color separating lens array (CSLA) provided on the sensor substrate, the CSLA being configured to separate incident light according to wavelength and condense the separated incident light onto the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel, and the fourth pixel. The first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel, and the fourth pixel are provided in a 2×2 arrangement. The light of the first wavelength and the light of the second wavelength have a complementary color relationship.

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.

公开(公告)号：US20230139533A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US17978725

申请日：2022-11-01

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sangeun MUN ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Sungmo AHN ,  Seokho YUN

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  G02B3/00

Abstract: An optical sensor includes: a sensor substrate including a plurality of pixels that sense incident light, a filter layer arranged on the sensor substrate and including a plurality of filters corresponding to the plurality of pixels, the plurality of filters transmitting only light of a particular wavelength band, and a nanophotonic microlens array arranged on the filter layer and including a plurality of nanophotonic microlenses, each of which focuses incident light on a corresponding pixel among the plurality of pixels.

公开(公告)号：US20230099884A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17902123

申请日：2022-09-02

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sookyoung ROH ,  Seokho YUN

IPC: G01J3/28 ,  G01J3/02

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a first pixel row and a second pixel row, a spacer layer arranged on the sensor substrate, and a color separating lens array arranged on the spacer layer, in which the color separating lens array includes a first color separating lens array separating, out of incident light, light of a plurality of wavelengths within a first spectral range and condensing the light of the plurality of wavelengths onto a plurality of pixels of the first pixel row and a second color separating lens array separating, out of incident light, light of a plurality of wavelengths within a second spectral range different from the first spectral range and condensing the light of the plurality of wavelengths onto a plurality of pixels of the second pixel row.

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：US20170170220A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：US15378751

申请日：2016-12-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sunghyun NAM ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Seokho YUN

IPC: H01L27/146

CPC classification number: H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/1462 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14645

Abstract: An image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion layer, and color filters disposed on the photoelectric conversion layer and respectively in pixel regions, the color filters including a blue filter, a red filter, and a broad green filter. The blue filter includes an organic material, the red filter includes an organic material, and the broad green filter includes sub-micron structures including an inorganic material and disposed on the photoelectric conversion layer, and a dielectric layer covering the sub-microns structures, each of the sub-micron structures having a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the dielectric layer.