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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2010
Masao Hiramoto, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Misaki, Hyogo, JP;
Teruyuki Takizawa, Osaka, JP;
Masaaki Suzuki, Osaka, JP;
Masao Hiramoto, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Misaki, Hyogo, JP;
Teruyuki Takizawa, Osaka, JP;
Masaaki Suzuki, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A solid-state image sensor according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor layer (with first and second surfaces (), the second surface () being opposite to the first surface (); a plurality of photosensitive cells (, etc.), which are arranged two-dimensionally in the semiconductor layer () between the first and second surfaces thereof (); a first array () of micro condenser lenses, which are arranged on the same side as the first surface () to focus incoming light onto a first group of photosensitive cells that are included in those photosensitive cells; and a second array () of micro condenser lenses, which are arranged on the same side as the second surface () to focus incoming light onto a second group of photosensitive cells that are also included in those photosensitive cells but that are different from the first group of photosensitive cells.