Imaging element and electronic apparatus including a stepped structure

    公开(公告)号:US12089427B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US17250415

    申请日:2019-07-12

    IPC分类号: H10K39/32 H10K30/80

    CPC分类号: H10K39/32 H10K30/80

    摘要: The present technology relates to an imaging element and an electronic apparatus which make it possible to acquire a variety of information regarding a subject including polarization information. Included are an organic photoelectric conversion film that has a light-transmitting property, is oriented in a predetermined axial direction, and includes a step; an upper electrode arranged on a light incident surface side of the organic photoelectric conversion film; and a lower electrode arranged on a side of the organic photoelectric conversion film facing the upper electrode. Protrusions and recesses are formed on the light incident surface side of the organic photoelectric conversion film. An accumulation layer that accumulates an electric charge converted by the organic photoelectric conversion film is included between the organic photoelectric conversion film and the lower electrode, and the step is formed depending on the presence or absence of the accumulation layer. The present technology can be applied, for example, to an imaging element that detects a polarization component in a predetermined direction.

    IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240243145A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18556752

    申请日:2022-02-18

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146

    摘要: [Problem] To improve image quality.
    [Solution] An imaging element includes pixels and a pixel array. The pixel includes a light receiving element that photoelectrically converts incident light and outputs an analog signal based on light intensity. The pixel array has the pixels disposed in an array. Some of the pixels belonging to the pixel array have a light-shielding structure for blocking part of light entering the light receiving element. The light-shielding structure limits an incident angle of light entering the light receiving element.

    Electronic equipment
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12035058B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US17790021

    申请日:2021-01-15

    发明人: Masashi Nakata

    摘要: To suppress image quality degradation due to artifacts. Electronic equipment includes a display unit, an imaging unit disposed on a side opposite to a display surface of the display unit, and a signal processing unit. The imaging unit includes a plurality of on-chip lenses and a plurality of pixels, in which the on-chip lens includes a first on-chip lens, the plurality of pixels includes a first pixel, the first pixel is disposed to overlap the first on-chip lens, and the first pixel includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion units. The signal processing unit processes signals output from the plurality of pixels.

    IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230369358A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-16

    申请号:US18246111

    申请日:2021-10-04

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146

    摘要: According to the present disclosure, there is provided an imaging element configured as a semiconductor chip, the imaging element including: an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding an optical member, the optical member being provided outside the semiconductor chip; a pixel unit including N (N is an integer) types of pixels having different spectral characteristics with respect to a wavelength of input light input via the optical member; a conversion unit that converts an output signal of the pixel unit into a digital output signal; a processing unit that performs conversion processing into N+1 or more processed signals having different spectral characteristics on the basis of an output signal output from the conversion unit by using the information; and an output unit that outputs a signal based on the processed signal to an outside of the semiconductor chip.