Image sensor and image-capturing device
US10686001B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F77/40
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light transmitted through a microlens to generate electric charge; an accumulation unit that accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; and a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit, wherein: the photoelectric conversion unit, the transfer unit, and the accumulation unit are provided along a direction of an optical axis of the microlens.
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