Abstract: Provided is an imaging device capable of further suppressing color mixing between pixels. The imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate provided with a photoelectric conversion unit for each of pixels two-dimensionally arranged; a color filter provided for each of the pixels on the semiconductor substrate; an intermediate layer provided between the semiconductor substrate and the color filter; and a low refraction region provided between the pixels by separating at least the color filter and the intermediate layer for each of the pixels, the low refraction region having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the color filter.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a light detection device and an electronic apparatus capable of increasing sensitivity of a specific pixel. The light detection device includes a pixel array unit in which a plurality of pixels is regularly arranged, the plurality of pixels including a first pixel and a second pixel, the first pixel including at least a photodiode and one or more pixel transistors, the second pixel including at least a photodiode larger in size than the photodiode of the first pixel, in which the pixel transistor in the first pixel is shared by the first pixel and the second pixel. The present technology may be applied to image sensors and the like, for example.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device capable of acquiring an RGB image, a CMY image, and luminance information through one imaging process. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array portion in which a plurality of pixel unit groups are arrayed, the pixel unit group including pixel units disposed in a 2×2 matrix, the pixel unit including pixels disposed in an 2×2 matrix, and the pixels including a photoelectric conversion unit and a color filter. Each of the pixel unit groups is configured such that an R filter and a C filter are included as the color filters in a first pixel unit among four pixel units constituting the pixel unit group, a G filter and an M filter are included as the color filters in each of second and third pixel units, and a B filter and a Y filter are included as the color filters in a fourth pixel unit.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device that can obtain an image with high color reproducibility. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit having a plurality of pixel unit groups, the pixel unit groups including pixel units arranged in a 2×2 matrix, the pixel units including pixels arranged in a m×n matrix, the pixels having a photoelectric conversion unit and a color filter. Each of the pixel unit groups includes an R-filter as the color filter in one of the four pixel units, includes a G-filter as the color filter in two of the four pixel units, and includes a B-filter as the color filter in one of the four pixel units. At least one of the pixel unit groups includes a predetermined color filter having a transmittance peak wavelength different from any one of the R-filter, the G-filter, and the B-filter as the color filter.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device capable of acquiring an RGB image, a CMY image, and luminance information through one imaging process. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array portion in which a plurality of pixel unit groups are arrayed, the pixel unit group including pixel units disposed in a 2×2 matrix, the pixel unit including pixels disposed in an 2×2 matrix, and the pixels including a photoelectric conversion unit and a color filter. Each of the pixel unit groups is configured such that an R filter and a C filter are included as the color filters in a first pixel unit among four pixel units constituting the pixel unit group, a G filter and an M filter are included as the color filters in each of second and third pixel units, and a B filter and a Y filter are included as the color filters in a fourth pixel unit.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a camera module, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electronic apparatus capable of suppressing generation of a ghost or a flare. The camera module includes an image sensor, a lens unit that is provided on a light receiving surface of the image sensor, and at least one refractive index adjustment layer that is formed between the image sensor and the lens unit. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a camera module including a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor.

Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first photoelectric conversion section and a second photoelectric conversion section that are stacked in order from light incident side and that selectively detect and photoelectrically convert light beams of different wavelength bands, and the second photoelectric conversion section is disposed at an interval narrower than a pixel pitch of the first photoelectric conversion section.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to the present disclosure includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of on-chip lenses, a first separation region, and a second separation region. The semiconductor layer is provided with a plurality of photoelectric conversion units. The plurality of on-chip lenses causes light (L) to be incident on the corresponding photoelectric conversion units. The first separation region separates the plurality of photoelectric conversion units on which the light (L) is incident through the same on-chip lens. The second separation region separates the plurality of photoelectric conversion units on which light is incident through the different on-chip lenses. In addition, the first separation region has a higher refractive index than the second separation region.

Abstract: An imaging device and an electronic apparatus that make it possible to reduce color mixture between pixels are provided. An imaging device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of pixels (PX) each having a stacked structure in which a photoelectric conversion section (PD) including a light entrance surface, a first light transmissive film provided to face the light entrance surface and having a first refractive index (nCF), and a second light transmissive film having a second refractive index (n18) higher than the first refractive index are stacked in order in a stacking direction, the plurality of pixels being arranged in an in-plane direction orthogonal to the stacking direction; and a first pixel separation section provided between a plurality of the first light transmissive films adjacent to each other in the in-plane direction, and having a third refractive index (n13) lower than the first refractive index.

Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first photoelectric conversion section and a second photoelectric conversion section that are stacked in order from light incident side and that selectively detect and photoelectrically convert light beams of different wavelength bands, and the second photoelectric conversion section is disposed at an interval narrower than a pixel pitch of the first photoelectric conversion section.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a camera module, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electronic apparatus capable of suppressing generation of a ghost or a flare. The camera module includes an image sensor, a lens unit that is provided on a light receiving surface of the image sensor, and at least one refractive index adjustment layer that is formed between the image sensor and the lens unit. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a camera module including a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor.

Abstract: With an ink jet head having for each color two parallel columns of nozzles arranged shifted by one-half the pitch, odd-numbered rasters and even-numbered rasters are printed by the two nozzle columns. The registration between the odd- and even-numbered rasters is secured during the printing to produce a high quality image. The ink ejection timing between the two raster groups is shifted by a predetermined interval to form adjustment patterns; the adjustment patterns are checked and, according to the check result, an adjustment value for the ink ejection timing between the two ink nozzle columns is entered, and the entered adjustment value is stored to be reflected on the actual printing operation. To facilitate the adjustment pattern check, the adjustment patterns have a dot distribution with a blue noise characteristic at a resolution at which the printing apparatus can print.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an image capturing unit and a timing adjustment unit. The image capturing unit captures a first image and a second image. The timing adjustment unit adjusts the frame timing of the first image and the frame timing of the second image captured to the image capturing unit. The timing adjustment unit makes an adjustment for delaying the frame timing of the second image to the frame timing of the first image possible.

Abstract: A camera module includes a solid-state image sensing device having a light receiving surface on which a plurality of pixels are provided, and a lens disposed above the solid-state image sensing device and configured to direct light into each of the pixels of the solid-state image sensing device. The lens includes at least one convex portion on a surface facing the light receiving surface of the solid-state image sensing device, and the light receiving surface of the solid-state image sensing device is curved so that chief rays of the light directed by the lens are incident on the respective pixels at substantially the same angles.

Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a solid state imaging device including a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels has a semiconductor layer which has a charge accumulating layer at a front surface thereof and a filter layer provided above a rear surface of the semiconductor layer. Transmissive wavelength bands of the filter layers included in the pixels are different from each other, and thicknesses which a plurality of the semiconductor layers included in the pixels and including a plurality of the charge accumulating layers have are different from each other.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a noise reduction circuit includes a noise reduction filter for converting a pixel value of a pixel of interest through a calculation that uses the pixel value of the pixel of interest and pixel values of adjacent pixels. The noise reduction filter is set, for the calculation, with a heavier weighting for vertically adjacent pixels than that for horizontally adjacent pixels. The horizontally adjacent pixels are adjacent pixels that are located in parallel with the pixel of interest in a horizontal direction. The vertically adjacent pixels are adjacent pixels that are located in parallel with the pixel of interest in a vertical direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera system comprises a light amount adjusting unit and a focus adjusting unit. The light amount adjusting unit adjusts a light-amount distribution of light having entered the image pickup optical system. The focus adjusting unit moves the image pickup lens between a first position and a second position to change focus continuously during the exposure time of the image sensor. The first position is located on the object side of the position of the image pickup lens when in focus. The second position is located on the image sensor side of the position of the image pickup lens when in focus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, in a first imaging mode, an imaging mode control unit allows a second imaging optical system to function in an optical path between an imaging unit and a first imaging optical system and stops focus adjustment. In a second imaging mode, the imaging mode control unit stops the function of the second imaging optical system and allows the focus adjustment to be performed. The first imaging optical system takes in a light from an object to the imaging unit. The second imaging optical system forms an image piece in each pixel block.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera module includes a first sub-camera module, a second sub-camera module, and an imaging circuit serving as a position correcting unit. The position correcting unit corrects a position of an image at a cross point of imaging lenses. The position correcting unit corrects the position of the image acquired through the image-capture by the second sub-camera module.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera module has a first image sensor, a second image sensor and an image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus outputs an image signal for a stereoscopic display. A second sub-camera module including the second image sensor has a signal processing unit. The second image is acquired by the second sub-camera module. The signal processing unit executes signal processing for adjusting a second image corresponding to a difference between the numbers of pixels of the first image sensor and the second image sensor.