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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yun-Wei Cheng, Taipei City, TW;
Chun-Hao Chou, Tainan City, TW;
Kuo-Cheng Lee, Tainan City, TW;
Hsin-Chi Chen, Tainan City, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An image sensor device has a first number of first pixels disposed in a substrate and a second number of second pixels disposed in the substrate. The first number is substantially equal to the second number. A light-blocking structure disposed over the first pixels and the second pixels. The light-blocking structure defines a plurality of first openings and second openings through which light can pass. The first openings are disposed over the first pixels. The second openings are disposed over the second pixels. The second openings are smaller than the first openings. A microcontroller is configured to turn on different ones of the second pixels at different points in time.