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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14 (2006.01); G01J 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/0414 (2013.01); G01J 1/0422 (2013.01); G01J 1/0492 (2013.01); G02B 5/201 (2013.01); G02B 5/208 (2013.01); G02B 27/1013 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14625 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H01L 27/14649 (2013.01); H04N 9/04553 (2018.08); H04N 9/04555 (2018.08);
Abstract
An image sensor is provided. The image sensor may include; an optical detection device layer including a plurality of optical detection devices; a filter array layer including a plurality of color filters and at least one infrared filter, and disposed on the optical detection device layer; and a plurality of beam splitters disposed in a plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels being in contact with an infrared ray pixel including the at least one infrared ray color filter, and that are configured to change a direction of an infrared ray component of incident light towards the infrared ray pixel.