Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor with an improved sensitivity
- Patent Title (中): 图像传感器灵敏度提高
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Application No.: US12413267Application Date: 2009-03-27
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Publication No.: US08149322B2Publication Date: 2012-04-03
- Inventor: Jérôme Vaillant
- Applicant: Jérôme Vaillant
- Applicant Address: FR Montrouge
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: FR Montrouge
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Priority: FR0852017 20080328
- Main IPC: H04N5/225
- IPC: H04N5/225 ; G02B13/16 ; H01L31/0232

Abstract:
An image sensor having a surface intended to be illuminated and pixels, each pixel including a photosensitive area formed in an active area of the substrate, at least one first pixel including a first microlens located on the surface, the sensor including at least one second pixel including a transparent portion forming a pedestal located at least partly on the surface and a second microlens at least partially covering the pedestal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090244347A1 IMAGE SENSOR WITH AN IMPROVED SENSITIVITY Public/Granted day:2009-10-01
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