公开(公告)号：WO2019050743A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：PCT/US2018/048581

申请日：2018-08-29

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： LI, Xiangli ,  PATEL, Manoj C.

IPC: H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: An image capture device, pixel, and method of determining a focus setting for an image capture device are described. The image capture device includes an imaging area and a pixel readout circuit. The imaging area includes a plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels includes multiple pixels in which each pixel of the multiple pixels includes a two-dimensional array of photodetectors and a microlens. Each photodetector in the array of photodetectors for a pixel is electrically isolated from each other photodetector in the array of photodetectors. A microlens is disposed over the array of photodetectors for the pixel. The pixel readout circuit includes, per pixel, a shared readout circuit associated with the array of photodetectors for the pixel and a set of charge transfer transistors. Each charge transfer transistor is operable to connect a photodetector in the array of photodetectors to the shared readout circuit.