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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 09, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Sanghoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Jonguk Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Heegeun Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/00 (2025.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/806 (2025.01); H10F 39/024 (2025.01); H10F 39/182 (2025.01); H10F 39/8053 (2025.01); H10F 39/8063 (2025.01); H10F 39/807 (2025.01);
Abstract

An image sensor includes a substrate having a plurality of first pixel regions configured to generate image information and a plurality of second pixel regions configured to detect phase information, a grid pattern on the substrate and dividing a plurality of spaces corresponding to each of the plurality of first pixel regions and the plurality of second pixel regions. The image sensor also includes a plurality of color filters respectively in first spaces of the plurality of spaces, excluding second spaces corresponding to the plurality of second pixel regions, a plurality of polarization patterns respectively in the second spaces and partitioning the second spaces, and a microlens layer including a plurality of first microlenses respectively on the plurality of color filters.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kim, Sanghoon. (2026). Image sensor including polarization patterns (U.S. Patent No. 12696566). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12696566

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