Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image pickup apparatus, solid-state image pickup device, and image pickup method
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Application No.: US13637734Application Date: 2011-04-01
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Publication No.: US08953085B2Publication Date: 2015-02-10
- Inventor: Hiroki Ui , Yutaka Nishimura , Shinichi Fujii
- Applicant: Hiroki Ui , Yutaka Nishimura , Shinichi Fujii
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Dentons US LLP
- Priority: JP2010-089796 20100408
- International Application: PCT/JP2011/058863 WO 20110401
- International Announcement: WO2011/126103 WO 20111013
- Main IPC: G02B13/16
- IPC: G02B13/16 ; H04N5/225 ; G03B13/36 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/232 ; H04N5/369
Abstract:
A solid-state image pickup device includes a lens, a first light receiving element, a second light receiving element, and an element separation area. The first light receiving element is configured to receive light from the lens. The second light receiving element is configured to receive light from the lens. The element separation area is between the first light receiving element and the second light receiving element. The lens has an optical axis, which is offset from a center of the element separation area.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130021499A1 IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD Public/Granted day:2013-01-24
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