Image sensing device having a cross-talk sensing pixel group
AssigneeSK hynix Inc.
InventorSu Ram Cha
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Abstract
An image sensing device includes a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixel blocks arranged in a matrix form. Each of the unit pixel blocks includes a plurality of imaging pixel groups and a cross-talk sensing pixel group. The cross-talk sensing pixel group includes a first green sensing pixel including a first green color filter and a first yellow color filter; a red sensing pixel including a second yellow color filter and a red color filter; a blue sensing pixel including a blue color filter and a first cyan color filter; and a second green sensing pixel including a second cyan color filter and a second green color filter.
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An image sensing device comprising:
- a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixel blocks arranged in a matrix form,
- wherein each of the unit pixel blocks includes a plurality of imaging pixel groups and a cross-talk sensing pixel group,
- wherein the cross-talk sensing pixel group includes:
- a first green sensing pixel including a first green color filter and a first yellow color filter;
- a red sensing pixel including a second yellow color filter and a red color filter;
- a blue sensing pixel including a blue color filter and a first cyan color filter;
- and
- a second green sensing pixel including a second cyan color filter and a second green color filter,
- wherein:
- the first green sensing pixel includes a first half green sensing pixel including the first green color filter and a first half yellow sensing pixel including the first yellow color filter,
- the red sensing pixel includes a second half yellow sensing pixel including the second yellow color filter and a half red sensing pixel including the red color filter,
- the blue sensing pixel has a half blue sensing pixel including the blue color filter and a first half cyan sensing pixel including the first cyan color filter, and
- the second green sensing pixel includes a second half cyan sensing pixel including the second cyan color filter and a second half green sensing pixel including the second green color filter,
- wherein:
- during operation, a color value of the first half green sensing pixel and a color value of the first half yellow sensing pixel are calculated and converted into a color value of a first green pixel, a color value of the second half yellow sensing pixel and a color value of the half red sensing pixel are calculated and converted into a color value of a red pixel, a color value of the half blue sensing pixel and a color value of the first half cyan pixel are calculated and converted into a color value of a blue pixel, and a color value of the second half cyan pixel and a color value of the second half green sensing pixel are calculated and converted into a second green pixel,
- wherein each of the plurality of imaging pixel groups includes a first green sensing pixel, a red sensing pixel, a blue sensing pixel, and a second green sensing pixel arranged in a matrix form, and
- wherein each area of the first half green sensing pixel, the first half yellow sensing pixel, the second half yellow sensing pixel, the half red sensing pixel, the half blue sensing pixel, the first half cyan sensing pixel, the second half cyan sensing pixel, and the second half green sensing pixel of the cross-talk sensing pixel group is less than ½ of each of areas of the first green sensing pixel, the red sensing pixel, the blue sensing pixel, and the second green sensing pixel of the plurality of imaging pixel groups.
An imaging sensing device comprising:
- a plurality of unit pixel blocks arranged in a matrix form,
- wherein each of the unit pixel blocks includes a plurality of imaging pixel groups and a cross-talk sensing pixel group,
- wherein the cross-talk sensing pixel group includes:
- a first half green sensing pixel;
- a first half yellow sensing pixel;
- a second half yellow sensing pixel;
- a half red sensing pixel;
- a half blue sensing pixel;
- a first half cyan sensing pixel;
- a second half cyan sensing pixel;
- and
- a second half green sensing pixel,
- wherein:
- during operation, a color value of the first half green sensing pixel and a color value of the first half yellow sensing pixel are calculated and converted into a color value of a first green pixel, a color value of the second half yellow sensing pixel and a color value of the half red sensing pixel are calculated and converted into a color value of a red pixel, a color value of the half blue sensing pixel and a color value of the first half cyan sensing pixel are calculated and converted into a color value of a blue pixel, and a color value of the second half cyan sensing pixel and a color value of the second half green sensing pixel are calculated and converted into a second green pixel,
- wherein each of the plurality of imaging pixel groups includes a first green pixel, a red pixel, a blue pixel, and a second green pixel arranged in a matrix form, and
- wherein each area of the first half green sensing pixel, the first half yellow sensing pixel, the second half yellow sensing pixel, the half red sensing pixel, the half blue sensing pixel, the first half cyan sensing pixel, the second half cyan sensing pixel, and the second half green sensing pixel of the cross-talk sensing pixel group is less than ½ of each of areas of the first green pixel, the red pixel, the blue pixel, and the second green pixel of the plurality of imaging pixel groups.
An imaging sensing device comprising:
- a substrate;
- photodiodes formed in the substrate;
- a planarization layer formed over an upper surface of the substrate;
- color filters formed over the planarization layer;
- and
- micro lenses formed over the color filters,
- wherein the color filters include:
- imaging color filters selectively including one of a green color, a red color, and a blue color, and
- cross-talk sensing color filters,
- wherein each of the cross-talk sensing color filters include one of a first green sensing color filter, a red sensing color filter, a blue sensing color filter, a second green sensing color filter, at least one yellow sensing color filter, and at least one cyan sensing color filter,
- wherein first and fourth cross-talk sensing color filters adjacent to first and second imaging color filters include the same colors as the first and second imaging color filters, and second and third cross-talk sensing color filters disposed between the first and fourth cross-talk sensing color filters include mixed colors of the first and fourth cross-talk sensing color filters, and
- wherein a horizontal width of the first and fourth cross-talk sensing color filters is less than or equal to ½ of a horizontal width of the first and second imaging color filters.
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