ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,409, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Image sensor" was invented by Ji Hun Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jung Bin Yun (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Seung Joon Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a substrate in which a first photoelectric conversion element is disposed, the substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, pixel separation patterns extending from the first surface of the substrate into the substrate, surrounding the first photoelectric conversion element,...