Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging device and image sensor
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Application No.: US17947644Application Date: 2022-09-19
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Publication No.: US11681024B2Publication Date: 2023-06-20
- Inventor: Dae Yun Kim , Min Sun Keel , Yeo Myung Kim , Hyun Surk Ryu , Myung Han Bae
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR 20190034179 2019.03.26
- Main IPC: G01S7/4863
- IPC: G01S7/4863 ; G01S7/4865 ; G01S7/497 ; G01S17/36 ; G01S7/481 ; H04N25/77 ; H04N25/79 ; H04N25/704

Abstract:
An imaging device is described which, in some examples, includes general pixels and phase difference pixels. The general pixels, when operated by control signals, receive light from a subject and generate currents or voltages that are measured; a depth is estimated based on the measurements. The phase difference pixels generate currents based on a switched charge source. Data obtained from the currents generated by the phase difference pixels is used to adjust the control signals and thereby improve an accuracy of the depth estimation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230009187A1 IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2023-01-12
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