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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Katsuji Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuhiro Suzuki, Yamagata, JP;
Takuya Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Kunimitsu, Kumamoto, JP;
Kohei Imayoshi, Kumamoto, JP;
Hironobu Tanigawa, Yamagata, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H02K 11/215 (2016.01); H02K 41/035 (2006.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H02K 11/215 (2016.01); H02K 41/0354 (2013.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/6812 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor according to the present technology includes: a semiconductor substrate in which a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion element is two-dimensionally arranged; and a magnetic detection unit configured to detect a magnetic change according to a change in a relative position with respect to an imaging lens that guides light from a subject to the pixels.