Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Time-resolving computational image sensor architecture for time-of-flight, high-dynamic-range, and high-speed imaging
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Application No.: US17131342Application Date: 2020-12-22
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Publication No.: US11877079B2Publication Date: 2024-01-16
- Inventor: Yibing Michelle Wang , Lilong Shi , Kwang Oh Kim
- 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 Yongin-si
- Agency: Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
- Main IPC: H04N25/71
- IPC: H04N25/71 ; H04N25/75 ; H04N25/771

Abstract:
A pixel for an image sensor includes a photon sensor, a memory, and an accumulator. The photon sensor element portion outputs a signal to an accumulator, which then may add value stored in memory together and may transfer the result to the memory of another pixel. The pixel may be analog or digital and may be used in a pixel array for compressed sensing imaging. During imaging, a pseudo-random mask may also be used. The data collected during imaging may be used in compressed sensing and may be sent to an offline storage to be processed.
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