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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 16, 2022
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Taehan Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Cheonho Park, Suwon-si, KR;

Jaeho Choi, Seoul, KR;

Bumsuk Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Jungsaeng Kim, Seoul, KR;

Yunki Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01); H10F 39/00 (2025.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/182 (2025.01); G02B 5/201 (2013.01); H10F 39/8023 (2025.01); H10F 39/8053 (2025.01); H10F 39/806 (2025.01); H10F 39/8063 (2025.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01);
Abstract

An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in directions, parallel to an upper surface of a substrate, each of the plurality of pixels including at least one photodiode, a color filter above the at least one photodiode, and a pixel circuit below the at least one photodiode, and a logic circuit configured to obtain a pixel signal from the plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels include red pixels each having a red color filter, green pixels each having a green color filter, and blue pixels each having a blue color filter, and a size of a first red color filter included in a first red pixel, disposed in a first area separated by a first distance from a center of the pixel array, is greater than a size of a second red color filter included in a second red pixel, disposed in a second area separated from the center of the pixel array by a second distance, greater than the first distance.


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