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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2016
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yun-Hui Yang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Provided is an image sensor having improved performance. An image sensor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention including a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, wherein each of the plurality of pixels may include: a photoelectric conversion element formed in a substrate; a transfer gate overlapping with a portion of the photoelectric conversion element and formed on the substrate; and a color filter over the photoelectric conversion element, wherein the plurality of pixels include two adjacent pixels which have the same color filter, and wherein one of the two adjacent pixels comprises an incident light control pattern.