/Image Sensor
Abstract

An image sensor includes a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel includes a first photodiode, a second photodiode at least partially overlapping the first photodiode in a first direction, a first metal shield on one photodiode of the first photodiode or the second photodiode in a vertical direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first color filter on another photodiode of the first photodiode or the second photodiode in the vertical direction, and a first micro lens on both the first metal shield and the first color filter in the vertical direction. The second pixel includes a third photodiode, a fourth photodiode at least partially overlapping the third photodiode in the first direction, a second color filter on both the third photodiode and the fourth photodiode in the vertical direction, and a second micro lens on the second color filter in the vertical direction.

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What is claimed is:

An image sensor includes a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel includes a first photodiode, a second photodiode at least partially overlapping the first photodiode in a first direction, a first metal shield on one photodiode of the first photodiode or the second photodiode in a vertical direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first color filter on another photodiode of the first photodiode or the second photodiode in the vertical direction, and a first micro lens on both the first metal shield and the first color filter in the vertical direction. The second pixel includes a third photodiode, a fourth photodiode at least partially overlapping the third photodiode in the first direction, a second color filter on both the third photodiode and the fourth photodiode in the vertical direction, and a second micro lens on the second color filter in the vertical direction.
Timeline
Filed
06/16/2026
Published
10/01/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(3)
H04N 25/77:Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components
H04N 25/11:Arrangement of colour filter arrays [CFA]; Filter mosaics
H04N 25/704:Pixels specially adapted for focusing, e.g. phase difference pixel sets