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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2015
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Wan-Hee Jo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Provided is an image sensor including a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixel arrays. Each of the plurality of unit pixel arrays may include a plurality of unit pixel blocks arranged in a 4×4 matrix, each of the plurality of unit pixel blocks may include a phase difference detecting unit so that each of the plurality of unit pixel arrays may include phase difference detecting units, the phase difference detecting unit may include a first phase difference detecting pixel and a second phase difference detecting pixel, the first and the second phase difference detecting pixels may have first and second openings, respectively, the first and the second openings may be arranged in an eccentrically manner with respect to each other, and the phase difference detecting units arranged at each of the plurality of unit pixel blocks may be asymmetrical to each other on the basis of a boundary line between adjacent unit pixel blocks.