Patent ID: 9013623
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: H01L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A color image sensor comprising: a plurality of sensor elements arranged in a two-dimensional array; wherein the sensor elements each include an optical filter whose transmission behavior is electrically adjustable based on an electro-optical effect; the color image sensor includes a control implemented to control the optical filters; the transmission behavior of the optical filters is electrically adjustable in a wavelength-selective manner; the control is implemented to control the optical filters such that a definable wavelength range is prioritized during operation; the control is implemented to recognize contiguous areas of sensor elements detecting light in one wavelength range; and the control is implemented to control the optical filters of the recognized contiguous areas of sensor elements based on the one wavelength range, in order to prioritize the one wavelength range in the recognized contiguous areas.