The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Gigajot Technology, Inc., Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jiaju Ma, Pasadena, CA (US);
Michael Guidash, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Gigajot Technology, Inc., Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/1462 (2013.01); H01L 27/1463 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14629 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H01L 27/14685 (2013.01); H04N 5/374 (2013.01); H04N 9/0455 (2018.08);
Abstract
An image sensor includes an array of CMOS pixels and a plurality of micro-lens arrays. Each micro-lens array of the plurality of micro-lens arrays includes a plurality of horizontally adjacent micro-lenses. Each micro-lens array of the plurality of micro-lens arrays is situated above a respective CMOS pixel in the array of CMOS pixels.