US Patent Issued to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS on July 1 for "Image sensor and manufacturing process thereof" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,484, issued on July 1, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Image sensor and manufacturing process thereof" was invented by Hoemin Jeong (Suwon-si, South Korea), Seungjoo Nah (Gwangju, South Korea), Heegeun Jeong (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Wonmo Chun (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image sensor includes first through fourth pixels. The first pixel includes a first color filter, a first photoelectric conversion device (PD), and a first microlens. The second pixel includes a second PD and a first filling portion. The third pixel includes a third PD and a second filling porti...