Sony's New Patent Sensors!!

[bolgash]

Sony is working on new sensor designs (patent disclosure)



One of the latest Sony patents disclosed a new kind of sensor. Pixel size does change based on their color characteristic. This does make sense because every color has a different sensivity. Read the google english translation:

Patent publication number 2010-129548
2010/06/10 Release date 2010/06/10
2008/11/25 Filing Date November 25, 2008
Current Issues
The signal level is smaller and more pixelated, S / N ratio is difficult to ensure
RGB wavelengths the energy profile for each file is different
Color imbalance
Patent Technology
Energy profiles corresponding to the active area (pixel size) and
Long wavelength light (Red) is a large photodiode (detector sensors) and
Silicon on the substrate, R is the weakest of the irradiation energy
RGbGrB square fit to
Consider the type and surface radiation exposure type back
Bayer employs
Pixel pitch of 1.1μm (back radiation) 2.5μm and (irradiated surface) examined


Another new patent discloses a honeycomb image sensor



The new form of the photodiodes should improve the sensor performance. With that design less transistors are needed and as a consequence you can have more megapixels. We don’t know if it really works and if we will ever see such a sensor in a real camera!

* Patent Publication No. 2010-161200
* published 2010/07/22. Filled 2009/01/08
* Distance of the pixel is equal with all courses in the case of a honeycomb
* Less number of transistors used
* Low cost
* It can increase the number of the pixels
* Good sensitivity
* It assumes seven pixels one unit


Information taken from http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/

[Zeus]

Honeycomb sensors speaks of the Fujifilm super CCD? Fujifilm S3/S5 had superb 'velvia-slides' like qualities. If Nikon is going to adopt Sony's sensors similar to what is happening now, it'll be a great force to reckon with!

watch out, Canon!

[J.Steve]