A new patent surfaced over the web that shows a new sensor technology to optimize the spectral sensitivity characteristics for each pixel, take a look
Explanation and self-interpretation of the patent literature
Patent Publication No. 2014-168016
- Published 2014.9.11
- Filing date 2013.2.28
Nikon patents
- To optimize the spectral sensitivity characteristics for each pixel
- Pixels having different depths, corresponding to the transmission wavelength band of the color filter
Separates the adjacent pixels, it is possible to suppress the crosstalk between the pixels, and reduces the mixing