Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for improving image quality in a dual conversion gain image sensor
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Application No.: US18299724Application Date: 2023-04-13
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Publication No.: US12323716B2Publication Date: 2025-06-03
- Inventor: Su Ram Cha , A Ram Kim
- Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
- Current Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: IP & T GROUP LLP
- Priority: KR10-2022-0156966 20221122
- Main IPC: H04N25/585
- IPC: H04N25/585 ; H04N23/72 ; H04N23/741 ; H04N23/76 ; H04N25/42

Abstract:
An image sensor includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix form, each pixel outputting a first pixel datum and a second pixel datum according to a dual conversion gain. The image sensor includes a signal convertor configured to generate first kernel data including first pixel data and second kernel data including second pixel data, which are output from a pixel group including a target pixel and multiple pixels surrounding the target pixel; determine a partial region brightness based on the second pixel data included in the second kernel data; and perform fusion of the first kernel data and the second kernel data based on the partial region brightness.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240171873A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING IMAGE QUALITY IN A DUAL CONVERSION GAIN IMAGE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2024-05-23
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