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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsuyoshi Kobayashi, Ota, JP;
Risako Ueno, Meguro, JP;
Kazuhiro Suzuki, Minato, JP;
Hiroto Honda, Yokohama, JP;
Honam Kwon, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideyuki Funaki, Shinagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/083 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/201 (2013.01); G02B 3/0056 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H04N 5/225 (2013.01); H04N 9/045 (2013.01); H01J 2229/893 (2013.01); H04N 2209/045 (2013.01); H04N 2209/049 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a color filter array includes a plurality of color filters of multiple colors. The color filters are arranged so that each of the color filter of each color corresponds to any one of a plurality of microlenses included in a microlens array. Each microlens is configured to irradiate a plurality of pixels with light.