ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,282, issued on July 21, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Image sensor and electronic apparatus including the image sensor" was invented by Junho Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Sookyoung Roh (Suwon-si, South Korea), Sangeun Mun (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Seokho Yun (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image sensor may include a pixel array including a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixels. Each pixel may include a first meta-photodiode absorbing light of a first wavelength band; a second meta-photodiode absorbing light in a second wavelength band; and a third meta-photo...