Patent ID: 11889217
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An image sensor, comprising:
a pixel array including pixels arranged in a first direction and a second direction, wherein the pixels includes a first normal pixel and a first auto focus (AF) pixel adjacent in the first direction, and a second AF pixel and a second normal pixel adjacent in the first direction,
wherein each of the first AF pixel and the second AF pixel includes at least two photodiodes,
each of the first normal pixel and the second normal pixel has a quadrangular shape,
a first length of the first AF pixel in the first direction is greater than a first length of the first normal pixel in the first direction,
a first length of the second AF pixel in the first direction is greater than a first length of the second normal pixel in the first direction,
each of the first AF pixel and the second AF pixel has an octagonal shape,
a second length of the first AF pixel in the second direction is greater than a second length of the first normal pixel in the second direction, and
a second length of the second AF pixel in the second direction is greater than a second length of the second normal pixel in the second direction.