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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Omnivision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Raymond Wu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 31/06 (2012.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 9/083 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/045 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); H01L 27/146 (2013.01); H01L 31/06 (2013.01); H04N 5/335 (2013.01); G06K 9/00671 (2013.01); H04N 9/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel includes a first light sensitive element, a first light filter, and a first microlens. The second pixel is disposed adjacent to the first pixel and includes a second light sensitive element, a second light filter, and a second microlens. The first pixel is configured to direct at least some of the light received at the first microlens to the second light sensitive element of the second pixel to increase optical crosstalk so as to reduce color aliasing.