Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Linear-logarithmic image sensor
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Application No.: US15228874Application Date: 2016-08-04
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Publication No.: US10687003B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Keiji Mabuchi , Dyson H. Tai , Oray Orkun Cellek , Duli Mao , Sohei Manabe
- Applicant: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
- Main IPC: H04N5/355
- IPC: H04N5/355 ; H04N5/369 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/3745 ; H04N9/04 ; H04N5/378

Abstract:
A pixel array for use in a high dynamic range image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and columns in the pixel array. Each one of the pixels includes a linear subpixel and a log subpixel disposed in a semiconductor material. The linear subpixel is coupled to generate a linear output signal having a linear response, and the log subpixel is coupled to generate a log output signal having a logarithmic response in response to the incident light. A bitline is coupled to the linear subpixel and to the log subpixel to receive the linear output signal and the log output signal. The bitline is one of a plurality of bitlines coupled to the plurality of pixels. Each one of the plurality of bitlines is coupled to a corresponding grouping of the plurality of pixels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180041723A1 LINEAR-LOGARITHMIC IMAGE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2018-02-08
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