17902123. MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME simplified abstract (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
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MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
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Sookyoung Roh of Yongin-si (KR)
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17902123 titled 'MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an image sensor that includes a sensor substrate, a spacer layer, and a color separating lens array. The color separating lens array consists of two arrays that separate and condense light of different wavelengths onto different pixel rows.
- The image sensor includes a sensor substrate with two pixel rows.
- A spacer layer is placed on the sensor substrate.
- A color separating lens array is arranged on the spacer layer.
- The first color separating lens array separates and condenses light within a specific spectral range onto pixels in the first pixel row.
- The second color separating lens array separates and condenses light within a different spectral range onto pixels in the second pixel row.
Potential applications of this technology:
- Digital cameras
- Smartphone cameras
- Surveillance cameras
- Medical imaging devices
Problems solved by this technology:
- Improved color separation and image quality
- Enhanced sensitivity to different wavelengths of light
Benefits of this technology:
- Higher resolution and sharper images
- More accurate color reproduction
- Increased sensitivity in low-light conditions
Original Abstract Submitted
Provided is an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a first pixel row and a second pixel row, a spacer layer arranged on the sensor substrate, and a color separating lens array arranged on the spacer layer, in which the color separating lens array includes a first color separating lens array separating, out of incident light, light of a plurality of wavelengths within a first spectral range and condensing the light of the plurality of wavelengths onto a plurality of pixels of the first pixel row and a second color separating lens array separating, out of incident light, light of a plurality of wavelengths within a second spectral range different from the first spectral range and condensing the light of the plurality of wavelengths onto a plurality of pixels of the second pixel row.
