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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Komai, Tokorozawa, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/20 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 23/84 (2023.01); H04N 25/13 (2023.01); H04N 25/46 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 23/12 (2023.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/20 (2013.01); G02B 5/201 (2013.01); H01L 27/146 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H04N 23/84 (2023.01); H04N 25/13 (2023.01); H04N 25/134 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 23/12 (2023.01); H04N 25/46 (2023.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes: a plurality of filter units, transmission wavelengths of which can be adjusted; a plurality of photoelectric conversion units that receive light transmitted through the filter unit; and a control unit that alters a size of a first region containing a first filter unit, among the plurality of filter units, through which light at a first wavelength is transmitted before entering a photoelectric conversion unit.