公开(公告)号：US20190064072A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16034609

申请日：2018-07-13

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Unjeong KIM ,  Jinyoung PARK ,  Sungmo AHN ,  Younggeun ROH ,  Hongseok LEE

IPC: G01N21/65 ,  G01J3/44 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01N21/47 ,  G01J3/04 ,  G01N33/66

Abstract: A collection optics system for a spectrometer and a Raman spectral system including the collection optics system is provided. The collection optics system is configured to selectively collect a Raman signal from scattered light output from a target object, the collection optics system includes a non-imaging collection unit configured to collect the Raman signal and output the Raman signal, the non-imaging collection unit including an entrance surface on which the scattered light is incident and an exit surface through which the Raman signal is output, and a Raman filter provided on a portion of the entrance surface of the non-imaging collection unit and configured to block the scattered light including a fluorescence signal. Therefore, the collection optics system may suppress reception of the fluorescence signal of the scattered light and selectively collect the Raman signal.

公开(公告)号：US20220344399A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17565903

申请日：2021-12-30

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungmo AHN ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Seokho YUN

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  G02B5/20

Abstract: Provided are an image sensor including a color separating lens array and an electronic apparatus. The image sensor includes: a sensor substrate including a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels, wherein each of the first pixels includes a plurality of photosensitive cells that are two-dimensionally arranged in a first direction and a second direction, and, a first pixel of a first group includes a first edge region and a second edge region that are arranged at opposite edges of the first pixel in the first direction and outputs first and second photosensitive signals with respect to the light incident on the first and second edge regions.

公开(公告)号：US20240243147A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18414149

申请日：2024-01-16

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungmo AHN ,  Sangeun Mun ,  Hyunsung Park ,  Sookyoung Roh ,  Seokho Yun ,  Choonlae Cho

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  G02B1/00

CPC classification number: H01L27/14625 ,  G02B1/002 ,  H01L27/14645

Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, where each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion layer and a color routing meta-structure layer provided on the photoelectric conversion layer, where a first center line passing through a center of a lower surface and a center of an upper surface of a first color routing meta-structure layer of a first pixel among the plurality of pixels is inclined with respect to a second center line passing through a center of a lower surface and a center of an upper surface of a second color routing meta-structure layer of a second pixel among the plurality of pixels and where at least one of the first center line and the second center line is inclined with respect to an optical axis of the image sensor.

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：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.

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.

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.

公开(公告)号：US20250133299A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-24

申请号：US18816848

申请日：2024-08-27

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kinam KWON ,  Seo hee SO ,  Hyochul KIM ,  Sungmo AHN ,  Hyong Euk LEE

IPC: H04N23/80 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/13

Abstract: A machine-perspective signal processing method and apparatus are provided. The machine-perspective signal processing method includes selecting a first sensor from among a plurality of sensors, processing output data of the first sensor using first sensor-specific signal processing having a first individual setting specialized for the first sensor and sensor-agnostic signal processing having a common setting of the plurality of sensors, and performing a first task based on the processed output data.

公开(公告)号：US20250067909A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18947561

申请日：2024-11-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sookyoung ROH ,  Sangyun LEE ,  Sungmo AHN ,  Seokho YUN

IPC: G02B3/00 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N23/84

Abstract: An image sensor includes a color separating lens array including a plurality of first pixel corresponding regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixel corresponding regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of second pixels, wherein each of the plurality of first pixel corresponding regions and the plurality of second pixel corresponding regions includes a plurality of nanoposts, and at least one of a shape, a width, and an arrangement of the plurality of nanoposts of the plurality of first pixel corresponding regions changes according to an azimuth direction of the plurality of nanoposts in a peripheral portion surrounding a central portion of the color separating lens array.