公开(公告)号：US20170302866A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15264465

申请日：2016-09-13

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Zhengming Fu ,  Soo Youn Kim ,  Jan Christian Huber

IPC: H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N9/04

CPC classification number: H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3559 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N9/045

Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for dynamic pixel binning are presented. In one example, an image sensor system includes a plurality of sensor elements; a plurality of floating diffusion regions in communication with the plurality of sensor elements, each floating diffusion region of the plurality of floating diffusion regions configured to be selectively enabled; and at least one comparison circuit coupled to at least two floating diffusion regions of the plurality of floating diffusion regions, the comparison circuit configured to: receive input signals from the two floating diffusion regions, compare the input signals, and output a comparison signal based on the comparison of the input signals.

公开(公告)号：US10313610B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15264465

申请日：2016-09-13

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Zhengming Fu ,  Soo Youn Kim ,  Jan Christian Huber

IPC: H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/355

Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for dynamic pixel binning are presented. In one example, an image sensor system includes a plurality of sensor elements; a plurality of floating diffusion regions in communication with the plurality of sensor elements, each floating diffusion region of the plurality of floating diffusion regions configured to be selectively enabled; and at least one comparison circuit coupled to at least two floating diffusion regions of the plurality of floating diffusion regions, the comparison circuit configured to: receive input signals from the two floating diffusion regions, compare the input signals, and output a comparison signal based on the comparison of the input signals.

公开(公告)号：US10313609B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15264431

申请日：2016-09-13

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Zhengming Fu ,  Soo Youn Kim ,  Jan Christian Huber

IPC: H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/3745

Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for image sensors with pixel binning with configurable shared floating diffusion are presented. In one example, an image sensor system includes a plurality of sensor elements; a photo-sensitive layer coupled to the plurality of sensor elements; a plurality of floating diffusion regions in communication with the photo-sensitive layer, each floating diffusion region of the plurality of floating diffusion regions configured to be selectively enabled; and at least one bridge coupled to two floating diffusion regions of the plurality of floating diffusion regions, the bridge configured to be selectively enabled and, when enabled, to allow a transfer of charge between the two floating diffusion regions.

公开(公告)号：US20170302865A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15264431

申请日：2016-09-13

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Zhengming Fu ,  Soo Youn Kim ,  Jan Christian Huber

IPC: H04N5/347 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/374

CPC classification number: H04N5/347 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14638 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14665 ,  H04N5/3559 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3745

Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for image sensors with pixel binning with configurable shared floating diffusion are presented. In one example, an image sensor system includes a plurality of sensor elements; a photo-sensitive layer coupled to the plurality of sensor elements; a plurality of floating diffusion regions in communication with the photo-sensitive layer, each floating diffusion region of the plurality of floating diffusion regions configured to be selectively enabled; and at least one bridge coupled to two floating diffusion regions of the plurality of floating diffusion regions, the bridge configured to be selectively enabled and, when enabled, to allow a transfer of charge between the two floating diffusion regions.