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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:US20240193717A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-13
申请号:US18444058
申请日:2024-02-16
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Inventor: Hongkyu PARK , Sookyoung ROH , Seokho YUN
CPC classification number: G06T1/0007 , G06T1/20 , G06T7/44 , 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.
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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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公开(公告)号:US20240040273A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-01
申请号:US18227095
申请日:2023-07-27
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sookyoung ROH , Junho LEE , Seokho YUN
IPC: H04N25/17 , H04N25/704 , H04N23/67 , H01L27/146 , G02B3/00 , G02B7/36
CPC classification number: H04N25/17 , H04N25/704 , H04N23/67 , H01L27/14645 , H01L27/14627 , G02B3/0037 , G02B7/36
Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a pixel array including a plurality of imaging pixels and a plurality of autofocusing pixels, and a lens array including a plurality of micro lenses facing the plurality of imaging pixels, respectively, and one or more super lenses facing the plurality of autofocusing pixels, wherein each imaging pixel of the plurality of imaging pixels includes a first red meta-photodiode configured to selectively absorb light of a red wavelength band, a first green meta-photodiode configured to selectively absorb light of a green wavelength band, and a first blue meta-photodiode configured to selectively absorb light of a blue wavelength band.
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公开(公告)号:US20230375400A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-23
申请号:US18227171
申请日:2023-07-27
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sunghyun NAM , Sookyoung ROH , Seokho YUN
IPC: G01J1/04 , H01L27/146 , G02B5/20 , G02B1/00 , G01J1/44 , H01L31/0216
CPC classification number: G01J1/0488 , H01L27/14621 , H01L27/14625 , G02B5/207 , G02B1/002 , G02B5/201 , H01L27/14603 , G01J1/44 , G02B5/206 , H01L31/02162 , H01L27/14685
Abstract: A color filter array may include a plurality of color filters arranged two-dimensionally and configured to allow light of different wavelengths to pass therethrough. Each of the plurality of color filters includes at least one Mie resonance particle and a transparent dielectric surrounding the at least one Mie resonance particle.
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公开(公告)号:US20230246044A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-03
申请号:US18102489
申请日:2023-01-27
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Seokho YUN , Sookyoung ROH , Sangyun LEE , Junho LEE , Choonlae CHO , Jungho CHA
IPC: H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H01L27/14621 , H01L27/14645 , H01L27/1463
Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensor substrate including a plurality of light sensing cells configured to sense light, and a color filter array provided on the sensor substrate. The color filter includes a plurality of filters provided to respectively face the plurality of light sensing cells to filter light of different wavelengths and a fence structure configured to separate the plurality of filters from each other. A width of the fence structure may have a plurality of different values according to types of two filters provided adjacent to each other with the width interposed therebetween. Crosstalk between adjacent cells may be reduced by the image sensor.
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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
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20230044798A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-09
申请号:US17882108
申请日:2022-08-05
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sungmo AHN , Sookyoung ROH , Sangyun LEE , Sangeun MUN , Seokho YUN
IPC: H01L27/146
Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a color separating lens array and an electronic device including the color sensor. The image sensor includes a sensor substrate including a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels and having a two-dimensional array of unit pixels including the first pixel and the second pixel; and a color separating lens array configured to concentrate light of a first wavelength on each of the first pixels, and concentrate light of a second wavelength on each of the second pixels, wherein at least one pixel of the unit pixel includes a plurality of light sensing cells for independently sensing light by being electrically separated by a deep trench isolation (DTI) structure, and the color separating lens array includes a nanopost array, which does not include a nanopost provided on the DTI structure.
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公开(公告)号:US20220141427A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
申请号:US17514634
申请日:2021-10-29
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sookyoung ROH , Seokho YUN
Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a plurality of first pixels configured to sense first wavelength light in an infrared ray band and a plurality of second pixels configured to sense second wavelength light in a visible light band, and a color separating lens array disposed on the sensor substrate and configured to change a phase of the first wavelength light incident on the color separating lens array such that the first wavelength light is condensed to the plurality of first pixels, wherein the color separating lens array includes a plurality of light condensing regions configured to condense the first wavelength light respectively on the plurality of first pixels, and wherein an area of each of the plurality of light condensing regions is larger than an area of each of the plurality of first pixels.
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公开(公告)号:US20220139994A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
申请号:US17514663
申请日:2021-10-29
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.
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