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Image sensor and electronic device including the same

US9780132B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 2015
Grant dateOct 3, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/8067
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This technology provides an image sensor and an electronic device including the same. In an image sensor including a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels, each of the plurality of unit pixels may include a photoelectric conversion element and a pixel lens over the photoelectric conversion element and comprising a plurality of light condensing layers in which a lower layer has a larger area than an upper layer, wherein the pixel lens has a shape changing based on a position of a corresponding unit pixel from a center of the pixel array to an edge of the pixel array.

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