More Details on Panasonic 1.12um SmartFSI Pixel

It appears that most of the previous articles quote Panasonic PR in Japanese from Sept. 20. The PR has few other interesting claims:
  • Panasonic contemplates release of 14MP and 16MP models based on the same 1.12um SmartFSI pixel.
  • The angle of incidence is quoted as 40deg due to advanced light guide (see figure below)
  • The module height can be reduced down to 70% of that with BSI sensors
The lightpipe figure has all the explanation in Japanese, embedded in the image. Google translator is helpless here. It would be great if somebody can translate it:


Panasonic also published a higher resolution view of microlens array:


Update: Thanks to TN for translating the picture: