US Patent Issued to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS on May 12 for "Image sensor" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,454, issued on May 12, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Image sensor" was invented by Miseon Park (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image sensor includes a pixel division structure, a light sensing element, a planarization layer, a color filter array layer, and a microlens. The pixel division structure extends through a substrate in a vertical direction, and defines unit pixel regions where unit pixels are formed. The light sensing element is in each unit pixel region. The planarization layer is on the substrate. The color filter array layer including color filters is on the...