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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jonghoon Park, Seoul, KR;
Bumsuk Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yunki Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Bomi Kim, Yeongju-si, KR;
Kwanhee Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yoongi Joung, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A pixel array including: a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group including: a plurality of unit pixels respectively including photoelectric conversion elements disposed in a semiconductor substrate; trench structures disposed in the semiconductor substrate and extending in a vertical direction from a first surface of the semiconductor substrate to a second surface of the semiconductor substrate to electrically and optically separate the photoelectric conversion elements from each other; and a microlens disposed above or below the semiconductor substrate, the microlens covering all of the photoelectric conversion elements in the plurality of unit pixels to focus an incident light to the photoelectric conversion elements.