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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Ken Utagawa, Yokohama, JP;
Yosuke Kusaka, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Ken Utagawa, Yokohama, JP;
Yosuke Kusaka, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image sensor includes: image capturing pixels and focus detection pixels disposed together on a single substrate; and adjacent pixels that are not equipped with a photoelectric conversion unit and are disposed adjacent to the focus detection pixels.