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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2018
Applicants:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dong-a University Research Foundation for Industry-academy Cooperation, Busan, KR;
Inventors:
Yun Kyung Kim, Busan, KR;
Kyoung In Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Youngwoong Do, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Min Su Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung Wook Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignees:
SK hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dong-A University Research Foundation For Industry-Academy Cooperation, Busan, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2011.01); G02B 7/09 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2013.01); G02B 5/20 (2013.01); G02B 7/09 (2013.01); H04M 1/0264 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a pixel array in which auto-focus (AF) pixels and image capture pixels are arranged. Wherein at least one of the AF pixels comprises: a color filter layer; and first and second microlenses arranged over the color filter layer, and formed in a region of the at least one AF pixel in a widthwise direction of the color filter layer.