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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2016
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Takagi, Fujisawa, JP;
Satoshi Nakayama, Sagamihara, JP;
Ryoji Ando, Sagamihara, JP;
Takashi Seo, Yokohama, JP;
Yohei Matsuoka, Berlin, DE;
Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light transmitted through a microlens to generate electric charge; an accumulation unit that accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; and a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit, wherein: the photoelectric conversion unit, the transfer unit, and the accumulation unit are provided along a direction of an optical axis of the microlens.