Image sensor, column parallel ADC circuit and A/D conversion method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10999549B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16447072

    申请日:2019-06-20

    Abstract: A column parallel ADC circuit includes: plural column ADCs and a digital processing circuit. The plural column ADCs generate respective plural digital counts. The plural column ADCs include a first column ADC and a second column ADC. The first column ADC generates a first digital count according to a first analog signal, and the second column ADC generates a second digital count according to a second analog signal. The first digital count is a difference between a first digital signal and a second digital signal. The first and the second digital signals correspond to the first and the second analog signals respectively. The digital processing circuit generates the plural digital signals, wherein the digital processing circuit generates the first digital signal according to the first digital count and the second digital signal.

    Proximity sensor including enclosed accomodation space with sealed light passage and manufacturing method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10969472B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16829261

    申请日:2020-03-25

    Inventor: Nientse Chen

    Abstract: A proximity sensor includes: a transmitter unit for transmitting a light signal; a receiver unit for receiving the light signal reflected by an object to determine a proximity status of the object; and a housing defining a first enclosed accommodation space for accommodating the receiver unit, wherein the portion of the housing which defines the first enclosed accommodation space has a sealed light passage made of a light-transmissible material such that the receiver unit is capable of receiving the light signal reflected by the object through the light passage. The housing can further include a second enclosed accommodation space for accommodating the transmitter unit.

    Thermal pile sensing structure integrated with capacitor

    公开(公告)号:US10859442B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US16503517

    申请日:2019-07-04

    Abstract: The present invention discloses a thermal pile sensing structure integrated with one or more capacitors, which includes: a substrate, an infrared sensing unit and a partition structure. The infrared sensing unit includes a first and a second sensing structure. A hot junction is formed between the first and the second sensing structures at a location where the first and the second sensing structures are close to each other. A cold junction is formed between the partition structure and the first sensing structure at a location where these two structures are close to each other. Another cold junction is formed between the partition structure and the second sensing structure at a location where these two structures are close to each other. A temperature difference between the hot junction and the cold junction generates a voltage difference signal. Apart of the partition structure forms at least one capacitor.

    Noise-cancelled capacitive touch display apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10216327B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US14633456

    申请日:2015-02-27

    Applicant: Kuan-Yi Yang

    Inventor: Kuan-Yi Yang

    Abstract: A noise-cancelled capacitive touch display apparatus includes a display panel and a capacitive touch sensor on or above the display panel. The capacitive touch sensor includes plural sensing lines, plural driving lines, plural first signal lines, plural second signal lines and a noise cancellation line. The sensing lines are parallel with each other and extend along a first direction. The driving lines are parallel with each other and extend along a second direction, wherein the second direction intersects the first direction. Each first signal line is located outside of an outermost driving line. Each second signal line is located outside of an outermost sensing line. The noise cancellation line is a cut-off part of a corresponding first signal line or a corresponding second signal line. The noise cancellation line receives the noise generated from the display panel.

    Wearable device with combined sensing capabilities

    公开(公告)号:US10168219B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-01

    申请号:US14726472

    申请日:2015-05-30

    Abstract: The present invention discloses a wearable device with combined sensing capabilities, which includes a wearable assembly and at least one multi-function sensor module. The wearable assembly is suitable to be worn on a part of a user's body. The wearable assembly includes at least one light-transmissible window. The multi-function sensor module is located inside the wearable assembly, for performing an image sensing function and an infrared temperature sensing function. The multi-function sensor module includes an image sensor module for sensing a physical or a biological feature of an object through the light-transmissible window by way of image sensing; and an infrared temperature sensor module for sensing temperature through the light-transmissible window by way of infrared temperature sensing.

    Image sensor circuit with power noise filtering function and control method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US09723241B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-01

    申请号:US14960178

    申请日:2015-12-04

    CPC classification number: H04N5/378 H04N5/3577 H04N5/361

    Abstract: The present invention provides an image sensor circuit with a power noise filtering function and a control method thereof. The image sensor circuit includes: an image sensing unit, for sensing an image, to generate an image sensed signal; a power noise sensing unit, for sensing a power noise, to generate a power noise signal; a differential amplifier circuit, which is coupled to the image sensing unit and the power noise sensing unit, for receiving the image sensed signal and the power noise signal, to generate a differential filtered signal by a differential amplification operation between the image sensed signal and the power noise signal; and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit, which is coupled to the differential amplifier circuit, for receiving the differential filtered signal, to generate a digital image signal.

    Gesture recognition apparatus and complex optical apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US09723181B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-01

    申请号:US14944564

    申请日:2015-11-18

    CPC classification number: H04N5/04 G06F3/017

    Abstract: The present invention discloses a gesture recognition apparatus including a substrate, a light emitting device, an image sensor and a processing unit. The light emitting device is for emitting a light beam according to a first clock signal. The image sensor is disposed on the substrate and is for receiving the light beam reflected by an object according to a second clock signal to generate an object image. The processing unit is disposed on the substrate and is for recognizing the object image detected by the image sensor to provide a command signal. There is a correlation between a period of the first clock signal and a period of the second clock signal. The present invention also provides a complex optical apparatus.

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