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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Yeaju Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Dongmin Keum, Suwon-si, KR;
Kwanghee Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Bumsuk Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jinho Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yun Ki Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a first pixel group on a substrate and including a plurality of first pixels, a second pixel group on the substrate and including a plurality of second pixels, where at least one of the plurality of first pixels and at least one of the plurality of second pixels are adjacent in a first direction, a first autofocus pixel group between the first pixel group and the second pixel group, the first autofocus pixel group including a first autofocus pixel adjacent to the first pixel group and a second autofocus pixel adjacent to the second pixel group, a first color filter on the first autofocus pixel and the second autofocus pixel, a second color filter on the plurality of second pixels, and a light-shield pattern that separates the first color filter and the second color filter.