Patent ID: 9386285
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: H01L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging element having a plurality of pixel cells which is arranged in a row direction and a column direction which is perpendicular to the row direction in a lattice, wherein the plurality of pixel cells includes a first pixel cell which includes a photoelectric converting unit which detects red light, a second pixel cell which includes a photoelectric converting unit which detects green light, and a third pixel cell which includes a photoelectric converting unit which detects blue light, two adjacent pixel cells which include photoelectric converting units which detect the same color light form a pair and the pairs are periodically arranged, in each of pixel cell rows in which pixel cells are arranged in the row direction, one micro lens is disposed over two photoelectric converting units which are included in the two pixel cells at every two pixel cells which are adjacent in the row direction, the micro lenses are arranged such that the micro lenses in odd-numbered pixel cell rows is off-centered in the row direction from the micro lenses in even-numbered pixel cell rows by a half of an arrangement pitch of the micro lenses, and each micro lens which is provided in at least one of the odd-numbered row and the even-numbered row is disposed over two photoelectric converting units which detect different color light, wherein the pair in the odd-numbered row is off-centered in the row direction from the pair in even-numbered row by a half of an arrangement pitch of the pairs in the pixel cell rows, and each micro lens which is provided in the odd-numbered row and the even-numbered row is disposed over two photoelectric converting units which detect different color light.