Image sensor and electronic camera
US12044869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/8057
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image sensor includes: a plurality of filter units, transmission wavelengths of which can be adjusted; a plurality of photoelectric conversion units that receive light transmitted through the filter unit; and a control unit that alters a size of a first region containing a first filter unit, among the plurality of filter units, through which light at a first wavelength is transmitted before entering a photoelectric conversion unit.
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