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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hoemin Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungjoo Nah, Gwangju, KR;
Heegeun Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Wonmo Chun, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes: a substrate including a plurality of first and second pixels; a light blocking pattern providing a plurality of first spaces respectively disposed on the first pixels and at least one second space disposed on the plurality of second pixels; a plurality of color filters respectively disposed in the plurality of first spaces; and a microlens layer including a plurality of first microlenses respectively disposed on the plurality of color filters, at least one filling portion disposed in the at least one second space, and at least one second microlens disposed on the at least one filling portion, wherein the microlenses are disposed at the same height as each other, and wherein the at least one filling portion and the at least one second microlens comprise an integrated structure without an interface between the at least one filling portion and the at least one second microlens.