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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2024
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Byounghee Lee, Boise, ID (US);
Andrew Eugene Perkins, Boise, ID (US);
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
An image sensor is disclosed. The image sensor includes a plurality of image pixels. Each image pixel includes a semiconductor region having a photodiode and a light-sensitive electrical element. Each image pixel further includes a primary metalens. The primary metalens includes a dielectric layer and a plurality of nanostructures arranged within the dielectric layer. Each of the plurality of nanostructures has a first refractive index that is greater than a second refractive index of the dielectric layer. The plurality of nanostructures is patterned within the dielectric layer to direct light received by the image pixel away from the light-sensitive electrical element.