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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hidefumi Ota, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/36961 (2018.08); H01L 27/1464 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14641 (2013.01); H04N 5/2352 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/232122 (2018.08); H04N 5/345 (2013.01); H04N 5/3452 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H04N 5/379 (2018.08); H04N 9/04557 (2018.08);
Abstract
An image sensor includes: a first imaging region that captures an image of light entering through an optical system under a first imaging condition and generates a detection signal to perform focus detection of the optical system; and a second imaging region that captures an image of the light entering through the optical system under a second imaging condition other than the first imaging condition and generates an image signal.