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公开(公告)号:US12055730B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-06
申请号:US18135585
申请日:2023-04-17
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Hongkyu Park , Seokho Yun , Minwoo Lim
CPC classification number: G02B3/0006 , G02B1/115 , H04N23/60 , H04N25/11
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.
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公开(公告)号:US12046613B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-23
申请号:US18303843
申请日:2023-04-20
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Seokho Yun , Sookyoung Roh , Hongkyu Park , Minwoo Lim
CPC classification number: H01L27/14627 , G02B26/004 , G02B27/1013 , G02B27/123 , H01L27/14645 , H04N9/01 , H04N23/84
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20240080577A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-07
申请号:US18241660
申请日:2023-09-01
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sangyun Lee , Sookyoung Roh , Seokho Yun , Junho Lee
IPC: H04N23/84 , G06T3/40 , G06T5/10 , H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H04N23/843 , G06T3/4015 , G06T5/10 , H01L27/14621 , G06T2207/10024
Abstract: An image acquisition apparatus according to an example embodiment includes an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a plurality of photo-sensing cells for sensing light thereon, and a color separation lens array disposed in front of the sensor substrate and including a nanostructure to separate incident light by color, wherein the nanostructure forms a phase distribution in a plurality of regions facing the plurality of photo-sensing cells, respectively, and the phase distribution is formed so as to condense light of different wavelengths onto photo-sensing cells adjacent to each other, and a processor configured to process an image signal for each color obtained from the image sensor. The processor is further configured to perform decoupling with respect to sensing signals of the plurality of photo-sensing cells by using a kernel defined from a point spread function determined by the phase distribution.
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公开(公告)号:US20230420480A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-28
申请号:US18210946
申请日:2023-06-16
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Junho LEE , Sookyoung Roh , Sangeun Mun , Seokho Yun
IPC: H01L27/146 , H01L31/0352 , H01L31/105
CPC classification number: H01L27/14645 , H01L27/14625 , H01L31/035281 , H01L31/105
Abstract: An image sensor may include a pixel array including a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixels. Each pixel may include a first meta-photodiode absorbing light of a first wavelength band; a second meta-photodiode absorbing light in a second wavelength band; and a third meta-photodiode absorbing light of a third wavelength band, wherein the first meta-photodiode, the second meta-photodiode, and the third meta-photodiode may be arranged in an area having a size less than a diffraction limit. The arrangement form of the first meta-photodiode, the second meta-photodiode, and the third meta-photodiode arranged in the plurality of pixels in a central portion of the pixel array may be the same as the arrangement form of the first meta-photodiode, the second meta-photodiode, and the third meta-photodiode arranged in the plurality of pixels in a periphery of the pixel array.
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公开(公告)号:US11754441B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-12
申请号:US17971457
申请日:2022-10-21
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sunghyun Nam , Sookyoung Roh , Seokho Yun
IPC: G01J1/04 , G02B1/00 , H01L27/146 , G02B5/20 , H01L31/0216 , G01J1/44
CPC classification number: G01J1/0488 , G01J1/44 , G02B1/002 , G02B5/201 , G02B5/206 , G02B5/207 , H01L27/14603 , H01L27/14621 , H01L27/14625 , H01L27/14685 , H01L31/02162
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:US11714214B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-01
申请号:US17514807
申请日:2021-10-29
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Seokho Yun , Sookyoung Roh , Sangyun Lee
CPC classification number: G02B3/0006 , G02B27/1013 , H04N23/60 , H04N25/11
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 first wavelength light, and a second pixel configured to sense second wavelength light; and a color separating lens array including a first wavelength light condensing region in which the first wavelength light is condensed onto the first pixel, wherein an area of the first wavelength light condensing region is greater than an area of the first pixel, and a distance between the sensor substrate and the color separating lens array is less than a focal distance of the first wavelength light condensing region with respect to the first wavelength light.
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公开(公告)号:US11650097B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-16
申请号:US16990747
申请日:2020-08-11
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sunghyun Nam , Sookyoung Roh , Seokho Yun
IPC: G01J1/04 , G02B1/00 , H01L27/146 , H01L31/02 , G02B5/20 , H01L31/0216 , G01J1/44
CPC classification number: G01J1/0488 , G01J1/44 , G02B1/002 , G02B5/201 , G02B5/206 , G02B5/207 , H01L27/14603 , H01L27/14621 , H01L27/14625 , H01L27/14685 , H01L31/02162
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:US10760953B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-01
申请号:US15805318
申请日:2017-11-07
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sookyoung Roh , Seokho Yun , Sunghyun Nam
Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor may include; an optical detection device layer including a plurality of optical detection devices; a filter array layer including a plurality of color filters and at least one infrared filter, and disposed on the optical detection device layer; and a plurality of beam splitters disposed in a plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels being in contact with an infrared ray pixel including the at least one infrared ray color filter, and that are configured to change a direction of an infrared ray component of incident light towards the infrared ray pixel.
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公开(公告)号:US10698141B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-30
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 , H01L27/146 , G01J1/04
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20200012120A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-09
申请号:US16557113
申请日:2019-08-30
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Sunghyun Nam , Sookyoung Roh , Seokho Yun , Changgyun Shin , Hyungue Hong
Abstract: Color separation devices, and image sensors including the color separation devices and color filters, include at least two transparent bars that face each other with a gap therebetween. Mutually-facing surfaces of the at least two transparent bars are separated from each other by the gap such that the at least two transparent bars allow diffraction of visible light passing therebetween. The at least two transparent bars have a refractive index greater than a refractive index of a surrounding medium.
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