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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Hiromu Mukai, Kawachinagano, JP;
Inventor:
Hiromu Mukai, Kawachinagano, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2006.01); H01L 27/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup device has an image sensor having rectangular light receiving portions arranged in a matrix, and microlenses disposed in correspondence with said light receiving portions, said light receiving portions and said microlenses being formed integrally with each other, an image input optical system for forming an image on said image sensor, said image input optical system including a diaphragm whose shape in a horizontal direction coincides with a shape of said light receiving portions of said image sensor.