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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 06, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a visible light sensor portion and an infrared sensor portion arranged on the visible light sensor portion. The visible light sensor portion includes a first sensor layer and a first signal wiring layer, wherein a plurality of visible light sensing elements are arrayed in the first sensor layer and the first signal wiring layer is configured to process a signal output from the first sensor layer. The infrared sensor portion includes a second sensor layer in which a plurality of infrared sensing elements are arrayed, and a second signal wiring layer configured to process a signal output from the second sensor layer. The infrared sensor portion and the visible light sensor portion form a single monolithic structure which is effective in obtaining high resolution.