Invention Application
- Patent Title: IMAGE SENSOR ARCHITECTURE
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Application No.: US17346738Application Date: 2021-06-14
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Publication No.: US20210305295A1Publication Date: 2021-09-30
- Inventor: Lucian Ion , Vlad Constantin Cardei , Carl Warren Craddock
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Main IPC: H01L27/146
- IPC: H01L27/146 ; G06N3/08 ; G06K9/32 ; H04N5/232 ; H04N5/341 ; G06N3/067 ; G06N3/02 ; G06N3/04

Abstract:
A image sensor includes a first integrated circuit layer including pixel sensors that are grouped based on position into pixel sensor groups, a second integrated circuit layer in electrical communication with the first integrated circuit layer, the second integrated circuit layer including image processing circuitry groups that are configured to each receive pixel information from a corresponding pixel sensor group, the image processing circuitry groups further configured to perform image processing operations on the pixel information to provide processed pixel information during operation of the image sensor, a third integrated circuit layer in electrical communication with the second integrated circuit layer, and the third integrated circuit layer including neural network circuitry groups that are configured to each receive the processed pixel information from a corresponding image processing circuitry group and perform analysis for object detection on the processed pixel information during operation of the image sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US11972342B2 Image sensor architecture Public/Granted day:2024-04-30
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