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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Makiko Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiro Takeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 25/13 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/672 (2023.01); H04N 25/134 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor comprises: a plurality of microlenses; and a pixel region including, with respect to each of the plurality of microlenses, a plurality of first sensitivity regions formed at first depth from a light incident surface, a plurality of second sensitivity regions formed at second depth which is deeper than the first depth, and a plurality of connection portions that electrically connect the plurality of first regions and the plurality of second regions in different combinations.