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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2019
Omnivision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chin Poh Pang, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Guansong Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Xiaodong Yang, San Jose, CA (US);
Boyang Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Hongjun Li, San Jose, CA (US);
Da Meng, Fremont, CA (US);
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a plurality of photodiodes, a plurality of color filters, and a plurality of microlenses. The plurality of photodiodes are arranged as a photodiode array, each of the plurality of photodiodes disposed within respective portions of a semiconductor material with a first lateral area. The plurality of color filters are arranged as a color filter array optically aligned with the photodiode array. Each of the plurality of color filters having a second lateral area greater than the first lateral area. The plurality of microlenses are arranged as a microlens array optically aligned with the color filter array and the photodiode array. Each of the plurality of microlenses have a third later area greater than the first lateral area and less than the second lateral area.