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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Makoto Takamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Makoto Takamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14683 (2013.01); H01L 27/1461 (2013.01); H01L 27/14607 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14629 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01); H04N 5/37457 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
An image sensor comprising a plurality of pixels, each of at least part of the plurality of pixels comprises: a plurality of photoelectric conversion parts; a microlens; and a plurality of interlayer lenses formed between the plurality of photoelectric conversion parts and the microlens and integrally formed to correspond to the plurality of photoelectric conversion parts. The plurality of interlayer lenses cause light incident on the plurality of interlayer lenses to enter the corresponding plurality of photoelectric conversion parts.