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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Hiroto Honda, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiro Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuyoshi Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Risako Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Honam Kwon, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideyuki Funaki, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: an imaging element including an imaging area formed with a plurality of pixel blocks each including pixels; a first optical system forming an image of an object on an imaging surface; and a second optical system re-forming the image, which has been formed on the imaging surface, on the pixel blocks corresponding to microlenses, the second optical system including a microlens array formed with the microlenses provided in accordance with the pixel blocks. The microlenses are arranged in such a manner that an angle θ between a straight line connecting center points of adjacent microlenses and one of a row direction and a column direction in which the pixels are aligned is expressed as follows: θ>sin(dp/D), where Drepresents microlens pitch, and dp represents pixel pitch.