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

Claim 5:
6. An image sensor comprising:
a pixel array including a first normal pixel group, a second normal pixel group, a first AF pixel group, and a second AF pixel group,
wherein each of the first normal pixel group and the second normal pixel group includes at least one normal pixel having a same color filter,
each of the first AF pixel group and the second AF pixel group includes AF pixels having a same color filter,
the first normal pixel group and the first AF pixel group are adjacent in a first direction,
the second AF pixel group and the second normal pixel group are adjacent in the first direction,
each of the AF pixels includes at least two photodiodes,
a first length of the first AF pixel group in the first direction is greater than a first length of the first normal pixel group in the first direction,
a first length of the second AF pixel group in the first direction is greater than a first length of the second normal pixel group in the first direction,
each of the first AF pixel group and the second AF pixel group has an octagonal shape,
a second length of the first AF pixel group in a second direction intersect with the first direction is greater than a second length of the first normal pixel group in the second direction, and
a second length of the second AF pixel group in the second direction is greater than a second length of the second normal pixel group in the second direction.