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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 9/083 (2006.01); G03B 33/00 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 33/00 (2013.01); G02B 19/0014 (2013.01); G02B 19/0076 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14685 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels each of which includes a photoelectric conversion portion, and a light-condensing portion arranged on the plurality of pixels, wherein the light-condensing portion has an area smaller than an area of the photoelectric conversion portion.