Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging systems with color filter barriers
- Patent Title (中): 具有滤光屏障的成像系统
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Application No.: US13550539Application Date: 2012-07-16
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Publication No.: US08878969B2Publication Date: 2014-11-04
- Inventor: Richard Holscher , Gennadiy Agranov , Dongqing Cao
- Applicant: Richard Holscher , Gennadiy Agranov , Dongqing Cao
- Applicant Address: KY George Town
- Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: KY George Town
- Agency: Treyz Law Group
- Agent Kendall P. Woodruff
- Main IPC: H04N3/14
- IPC: H04N3/14 ; H04N5/335 ; H04N9/04 ; H04N9/083 ; H01L27/146

Abstract:
An image sensor may be provided in which a pixel array includes imaging pixels and application-specific pixels. The application-specific pixels may include depth-sensing pixels, infrared imaging pixels, or other types of application-specific pixels. A color filter array may be formed over the pixel array. The color filter array may include Bayer color filter array formed over the imaging pixels. The color filter array may also include a plurality of green color filter elements formed over the application-specific pixels. Barrier structures may be interposed between imaging pixels and application-specific pixels. The barrier structures may be configured to reduce or eliminate optical crosstalk between imaging pixels and adjacent application-specific pixels. The barrier structures may include an opaque photodefinable material such as black or blue photodefinable material that may be configured to filter out wavelength bands of interest. The barrier structures may be formed during the color filter array fabrication process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130027577A1 IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH COLOR FILTER BARRIERS Public/Granted day:2013-01-31
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