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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2023
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Eunsub Shim, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Kyungho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;

Masato Fujita, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01); G03B 13/16 (2021.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01); G03B 13/16 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14647 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image sensor according to an example embodiment include a plurality of image pixel groups, a plurality of auto focusing (AF) pixel groups, a first transmission control signal line connected to a first pixel of each of the plurality of image pixel groups, a second transmission control signal line connected to a second pixel of each of the plurality of image pixel groups, a third transmission control signal line connected to a first pixel of each of the plurality of AF pixel groups, and a fourth transmission control signal line connected to a second pixel of each of the plurality of AF pixel groups, wherein the fourth transmission control signal line is electrically separated from the first to the third transmission control signal line, and the each of the plurality of image pixel group and the plurality of AF pixel groups are disposed below a single microlens.


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