Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor, signal processing device, signal processing method, and electronic device
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Application No.: US16383441Application Date: 2019-04-12
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Publication No.: US11355536B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Bostamam Anas , Katsuhiko Hanzawa , Shinichiro Futami
- Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Kanagawa
- Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kanagawa
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Main IPC: H01L27/146
- IPC: H01L27/146 ; H04N5/232 ; H04N5/341 ; H04N5/3745

Abstract:
[Object] To execute online calibration without using a light source.
[Solution] An image sensor includes: a pixel array portion in which a plurality of pixels are disposed and which generates a pixel signal; a reference signal generation unit configured to generate a reference signal for calibration; an analog digital (AD) conversion unit configured to execute AD conversion on the pixel signal and the reference signal to generate pixel data and reference data; and a correction processing unit configured to correct the pixel data on a basis of the reference data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image sensor performing online calibration.
[Solution] An image sensor includes: a pixel array portion in which a plurality of pixels are disposed and which generates a pixel signal; a reference signal generation unit configured to generate a reference signal for calibration; an analog digital (AD) conversion unit configured to execute AD conversion on the pixel signal and the reference signal to generate pixel data and reference data; and a correction processing unit configured to correct the pixel data on a basis of the reference data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image sensor performing online calibration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200020726A1 IMAGE SENSOR, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2020-01-16
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