Image sensor having light field mode and conventional mode
US9794460B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/8063
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is an image sensor. The image sensor may include a plurality of first lenses disposed on a substrate, and a plurality of second lenses disposed on a structure disposed on the substrate suitable for changing the distance between the first and second lenses from a first minimum distance wherein the image sensor operates in a first mode to a second maximum distance wherein the image sensor operates in a second mode.
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