Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor and method for reading out signal of image sensor
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Application No.: US17715376Application Date: 2022-04-07
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Publication No.: US11706537B2Publication Date: 2023-07-18
- Inventor: Hiroki Ui , Eiichi Funatsu
- 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
- Main IPC: H04N25/704
- IPC: H04N25/704 ; H04N25/77 ; H04N25/44 ; H04N25/78 ; H04N25/46

Abstract:
An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels that is arranged in a matrix and each of which outputs a signal in response to incident light, wherein readout of data can be performed with respect to the plurality of pixels, and simultaneous readout of data of a plurality of columns of pixels can be performed, and at least one pixel of the plurality of columns of pixels to be read simultaneously can be read for phase detection with respect to each of divided sub-pixels. The image sensor is configured to, with n rows as a readout unit where n is an integer of 2 or more, perform readout for at least one sub-pixel of at least one pixel in one readout cycle within the readout unit, perform readout for each pixel including phase detection readout for the other sub-pixel of the at least one pixel in which the at least one sub-pixel has been read in the one readout cycle, in another readout cycle within the readout unit, and end the readout for the readout unit with the n+1 readout cycles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230199341A1 Image Sensor and Method for Reading Out Signal of Image Sensor Public/Granted day:2023-06-22
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