Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Asymmetric angular response pixels for single sensor stereo
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Application No.: US13404319Application Date: 2012-02-24
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Publication No.: US10015471B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Gennadiy Agranov , Dongqing Cao , Avi Yaron
- Applicant: Gennadiy Agranov , Dongqing Cao , Avi Yaron
- Applicant Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent Joseph F. Guihan
- Main IPC: H04N13/02
- IPC: H04N13/02 ; H04N5/369

Abstract:
Depth sensing imaging pixels include pairs of left and right pixels forming an asymmetrical angular response to incident light. A single microlens is positioned above each pair of left and right pixels. Each microlens spans across each of the pairs of pixels in a horizontal direction. Each microlens has a length that is substantially twice the length of either the left or right pixel in the horizontal direction; and each microlens has a width that is substantially the same as a width of either the left or right pixel in a vertical direction. The horizontal and vertical directions are horizontal and vertical directions of a planar image array. A light pipe in each pixel is used to improve light concentration and reduce cross talk.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130038691A1 ASYMMETRIC ANGULAR RESPONSE PIXELS FOR SINGLE SENSOR STEREO Public/Granted day:2013-02-14
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