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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2021
Omnivision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Wenshou Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yiyi Ren, San Jose, CA (US);
Guansong Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Badri Padmanabhan, San Jose, CA (US);
Alireza Bonakdar, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard Mann, Santa Clara, CA (US);
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, an image sensor is provided. The image sensor comprises a plurality of photodiodes arranged as a photodiode array. The photodiodes of the photodiode array are arranged into a first quadrant, a second quadrant, a third quadrant, and a fourth quadrant. A first polarization filter and a first telecentric lens are aligned with the first quadrant. A second polarization filter and a second telecentric lens are aligned with the second quadrant. A third polarization filter and a third telecentric lens are aligned with the third quadrant. A fourth telecentric lens is aligned with the fourth quadrant.