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Patent No.:

US 9270879 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016

Filed:

May. 16, 2014
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventor:

Masataka Hamada, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H01L 27/14609 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01);
Abstract

An imaging device capable of phase difference focus detection is described. The imaging device includes a plurality of pixels that are 2-dimensionally arranged and which receive image light. At least one pixel of the plurality of pixels comprises: a micro lens; a plurality of photoelectric conversion units, which are biased around an optical axis of the micro lens; and a control unit, which limits generation of electrons photoelectrically converted at at least one photoelectric conversion unit of the plurality of photoelectric conversion units.


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Hamada, Masataka. (2016). Imaging sensor capable of phase difference focus detection (U.S. Patent No. 9270879). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9270879

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