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US 10,257,453 B2Granted
Image sensor, imaging apparatus and live body imaging apparatus
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorMasashi Nakata
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Abstract
There is provided an image sensor including a pixel unit, the pixel unit including a photodiode, a first color filter and a second color filter each disposed in a different position on a plane above the photodiode, and a first on-chip lens disposed over the first color filter and a second on-chip lens disposed over the second color filter.
Claims20
An image sensor comprising:
- a first pixel unit comprising first, second, third, and fourth photodiode regions;
- a second pixel unit comprising a fifth photodiode region, wherein the second pixel unit is disposed adjacent to the first pixel unit in a first direction;
- a third pixel unit comprising a sixth photodiode region, wherein the third pixel unit is disposed adjacent to the first pixel unit in a second direction, wherein the second pixel unit and the third pixel unit have a same area in a plan view;
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- a fourth pixel unit comprising seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth photodiode regions, wherein the fourth pixel unit is disposed adjacent to the second and third pixel units, wherein the first pixel unit and the fourth pixel unit have a same area in a plan view.
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An imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a lens section;
- an image processing section;
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- a solid-state imaging device, the solid-state imaging device comprising:
- a first pixel unit comprising first, second, third, and fourth photodiode regions;
- a second pixel unit comprising a fifth photodiode region, wherein the second pixel unit is disposed adjacent to the first pixel unit in a first direction;
- a third pixel unit comprising a sixth photodiode region, wherein the third pixel unit is disposed adjacent to the first pixel unit in a second direction, wherein the second pixel unit and the third pixel unit have a same area in a plan view;
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- a fourth pixel unit comprising seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth photodiode regions, wherein the fourth pixel unit is disposed adjacent to the second and third pixel units, wherein the first pixel unit and the fourth pixel unit have a same area in a plan view.
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