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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Geneva, CH;
Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas, Crolles, FR;
Jerome Vaillant, Grenoble, FR;
Francois Deneuville, Grenoble, FR;
Axel Crocherie, Grenoble, FR;
Alain Ostrovsky, Grenoble, FR;
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Plan-les-Quates, CH;
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
Abstract
The present description concerns a polarimetric image sensor formed inside and on top of a semiconductor substrate, the second comprising a plurality of pixels, each comprising: —a photosensitive region formed in the semiconductor substrate; —a diffraction structure formed on the side of an illumination surface of the photosensitive region; and —a polarization structure formed on the side of the diffraction structure opposite to the photosensitive region.