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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Seoung Hyun Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Mun Hwan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Chan Hyung Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jung Bin Yun, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young Gu Jin, Osan-si, KR;
Seung Won Cha, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor according to an example embodiment of includes a first pixel and a second pixel in a first row. The first pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion element at a first depth in a semiconductor substrate and the first photoelectric conversion element is configured to convert a first visible light spectrum into a first photo charge, and the second pixel includes a second photoelectric conversion element at a second depth from the first depth in the semiconductor substrate, the second photoelectric conversion element is at least partially overlapped by the first photoelectric conversion element in a vertical direction, and the second photoelectric conversion element is configured to convert a second visible light spectrum into a second photo charge.