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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a substrate that includes first and second surfaces that oppose each other in a first direction and pixel areas arranged in directions parallel to the first surface, a first device isolation film that separates the pixel areas, four photodiodes disposed in each of the pixel areas inside of the substrate, and arranged in a 2×2 array, a second device isolation film that separates the four photodiodes from each other, a color filter disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and that includes four regions that respectively correspond to the four photodiodes, wherein each region has a convex upper surface, and a first microlens disposed above the color filter and that corresponds to each of the pixel areas. Accordingly, in the image sensor, light incident on the internal device isolation film is reduced, and loss of autofocusing sensitivity of the image sensor is reduced.