公开(公告)号：US20240411147A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18810002

申请日：2024-08-20

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seokho YUN ,  Sookyoung Roh

IPC: G02B27/10 ,  G02B27/12 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N9/01 ,  H04N25/13

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including 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, and a color separating lens array configured to concentrate the light of the first wavelength on the first pixel, and the light of the second wavelength on the second pixel, the color separating lens array including a first pixel-corresponding area corresponding to the first pixel, and a second pixel-corresponding area corresponding to the second pixel, wherein a first phase difference between the light of the first wavelength that has traveled through a center of the first pixel-corresponding area and a center of the second pixel-corresponding area is different than a second phase difference between the light of the second wavelength that has traveled through the center of the first pixel-corresponding area and the center of the second pixel-corresponding area.

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：US20220326415A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17853158

申请日：2022-06-29

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seokho YUN ,  Sookyoung ROH

IPC: G02B3/00 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a planar nanophotonic microlens array, and an electronic device including the image sensor that includes a planar nanophotonic microlens array including a plurality of planar nanophotonic microlenses, wherein each of the plurality of planar nanophotonic microlenses includes a high refractive index nanostructure including a dielectric material having a first refractive index and a low refractive index structure including a dielectric material having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index, and each of the plurality of planar nanophotonic microlenses at a peripheral portion of the planar nanophotonic microlens array has an asymmetric effective refractive index distribution in which an effective refractive index distribution on a first side of the refractive index peak region is different from a second side of the refractive index peak region, the first side being closer to the center portion of the planar nanophotonic microlens array.

公开(公告)号：US20220208822A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17566123

申请日：2021-12-30

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seokho YUN ,  Sookyoung ROH

IPC: H01L27/146

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a planar nanophotonic microlens array, and an electronic device including the image sensor. The image sensor includes a planar nanophotonic microlens array including a plurality of planar nanophotonic microlenses, wherein each of the plurality of planar nanophotonic microlenses includes a high refractive index nanostructure including a dielectric material having a first refractive index and a low refractive index nanostructure including a dielectric material having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index, and wherein each of the plurality of planar nanophotonic microlenses is shifted toward a center portion of the planar nanophotonic microlens array and positioned at a periphery of the planar nanophotonic microlens array.

公开(公告)号：US20220137423A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17514692

申请日：2021-10-29

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seokho YUN ,  Sookyoung ROH

IPC: G02B27/10 ,  G02B27/12 ,  H04N9/077

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including 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, and a color separating lens array configured to concentrate the light of the first wavelength on the first pixel, and the light of the second wavelength on the second pixel, the color separating lens array including a first pixel-corresponding area corresponding to the first pixel, and a second pixel-corresponding area corresponding to the second pixel, wherein a first phase difference between the light of the first wavelength that has traveled through a center of the first pixel-corresponding area and a center of the second pixel-corresponding area is different than a second phase difference between the light of the second wavelength that has traveled through the center of the first pixel-corresponding area and the center of the second pixel-corresponding area.

公开(公告)号：US20210126030A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US17078670

申请日：2020-10-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seokho YUN ,  Sookyoung ROH

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/369

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a first photo-sensing cell and a second photo-sensing cell configured to sense light, a spacer layer that is transparent and disposed on the sensor substrate, and a color separating lens array disposed on the spacer layer and including a first region disposed opposite to the first photo-sensing cell in a vertical direction and having a first pattern, and a second region disposed opposite to the second photo-sensing cell in the vertical direction and having a second pattern that is different from the first pattern, and wherein the first pattern is configured to separate, from incident light, a first wavelength light and condense the first wavelength light to the first photo-sensing cell, and the second pattern is configured to separate, from the incident light, a second wavelength light and condense the second wavelength light to the second photo-sensing cell.

公开(公告)号：US20200373343A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16990747

申请日：2020-08-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sunghyun NAM ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Seokho YUN

IPC: H01L27/146

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.

公开(公告)号：US20170098680A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15280252

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sookyoung ROH ,  Seokho YUN ,  Sunghyun NAM

IPC: H01L27/146

CPC classification number: H01L27/14647 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14607 ,  H01L27/1461 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/1463

Abstract: A stacked image sensor includes a first photoelectric conversion layer including a plurality of first photoelectric conversion regions; a second photoelectric conversion layer disposed on the first photoelectric conversion layer, and including a plurality of second photoelectric conversion regions; and a plurality of color filters disposed on the plurality of second photoelectric conversion regions, wherein at least one of the plurality of first photoelectric conversion regions includes a plurality of third photoelectric conversion regions that perform auto-focusing.

公开(公告)号：US20160006995A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-07

申请号：US14791746

申请日：2015-07-06

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

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

IPC: H04N9/097 ,  G02B5/22 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G06T5/20

CPC classification number: H04N9/045 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02B5/22 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14643

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array having a Bayer pattern structure including a first pixel row in which first pixels and second pixels are alternately provided and a second pixel row in which additional ones of the second pixels and third pixels are alternately provided, a first element to control light of a first wavelength band to travel in directions toward left and right sides of the first element and to control light of a second wavelength band of the incident light to travel in a direction directly under the first element, and a second element to control light of a third wavelength band to travel in the directions toward the left and right sides of the second element and to control the light of the second wavelength band to travel in a direction directly under the second element.

Abstract translation: 图像传感器包括具有拜耳图案结构的像素阵列，该拜耳图案结构包括交替提供第一像素和第二像素的第一像素行和交替地提供附加的第二像素和第三像素的第二像素行，第一元素 以控制第一波长带的光线朝向第一元件的左侧和右侧的方向行进，并且控制入射光的第二波长带的光在直接位于第一元件的正下方的方向上行进，第二元素 控制第三波长带的光沿着朝向第二元件的左侧和右侧的方向行进，并且控制第二波长带的光在直接在第二元件下方的方向上行进。

公开(公告)号：US20150318318A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-05

申请号：US14596524

申请日：2015-01-14

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sunghyun NAM ,  Sookyoung ROH ,  Seokho YUN ,  Changgyun SHIN ,  Hyungue HONG

IPC: H01L27/146

CPC classification number: H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L31/02162

Abstract: An image sensor includes a first pixel row including a plurality of first pixels configured to sense first wavelength light, the first wavelength light having a first wavelength, a second pixel row adjacent to the first pixel row, the second pixel row including a plurality of second pixels configured to sense second wavelength light and a plurality of third pixels configured to sense third wavelength light, the plurality of second pixels and the plurality of third pixels being alternately arranged, the second wavelength light having a second wavelength and the third wavelength light having a third wavelength and a plurality of first color separation elements in the plurality of second pixels, respectively, the plurality of separation elements configured to change a spectrum distribution of incident light.

Abstract translation: 图像传感器包括：第一像素行，包括被配置为感测第一波长光的多个第一像素，具有第一波长的第一波长光，与第一像素行相邻的第二像素行，第二像素行包括多个第二波长 被配置为感测第二波长光的像素和被配置为感测第三波长光的多个第三像素，所述多个第二像素和所述多个第三像素被交替布置，所述第二波长光具有第二波长，并且所述第三波长光具有 第三波长和多个第二像素中的多个第一颜色分离元件，所述多个分离元件被配置为改变入射光的光谱分布。