Patent ID: 9445018
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H01L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging device having an image pixel array with a plurality of phase detection pixels arranged consecutively in a line, wherein the plurality of phase detection pixels comprises: first and second photosensitive regions formed in a substrate and covered by a first microlens; and third and fourth photosensitive regions formed in the substrate and covered by a second microlens, wherein the first microlens is directly adjacent to the second microlens and wherein the second and third photosensitive regions are interposed between the first and fourth photosensitive regions, wherein the first microlens has a first optical axis, wherein the second microlens has a second optical axis, wherein the first and second photosensitive regions are offset from the first optical axis, and wherein the third and fourth photosensitive regions are offset from the second optical axis.