Pixel circuit outputting pulse width signals and performing analog operation

    公开(公告)号:US11290671B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-29

    申请号:US17009417

    申请日:2020-09-01

    Abstract: There is provided a pixel circuit for performing analog operation including a photodiode, a first temporal circuit, a second temporal circuit and an operation circuit. Within a first interval, the photodiode detects first light energy to be stored in the first temporal circuit. Within a second interval, the photodiode detects second light energy to be stored in the second temporal circuit. Within an operation interval, the first temporal circuit outputs a first detection signal having a first pulse width according to the first light energy and outputs a second detection signal having a second pulse width according to the second light energy for being calculated by the operation circuit.

    Global shutter sensor with parasitic light sensitivity compensation

    公开(公告)号:US12184998B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-31

    申请号:US18076392

    申请日:2022-12-07

    Inventor: Chih-Huan Wu

    Abstract: There is provided a global shutter sensor including a pixel array and a processor. The pixel array acquires first pixel data corresponding to a first exposure period and second pixel data corresponding to a second exposure period of different pixel regions using time division or spatial division, wherein the first exposure period is shorter than the second exposure period. The processor calculates a difference between (the second exposure period/the first exposure period)×the first pixel data and the second pixel data to obtain parasitic light sensitivity of the different pixel regions, and determines gains and/or exposure periods corresponding to the different pixel regions to compensate the parasitic light sensitivity.

    OPTICAL SENSOR WHICH CAN REDUCE IMAGE FLICKER

    公开(公告)号:US20240064416A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US17889366

    申请日:2022-08-16

    Inventor: Chih-Huan Wu

    CPC classification number: H04N5/2357 H04N5/35554 H04N5/378

    Abstract: An optical sensor, for sensing a sensing frame corresponding to a flicker period of ambient light, comprising: a pixel array, configured to perform N times of exposure operations via at least one pixel of the pixel array in N exposure time intervals to generate N sub-frames, wherein a summation of the N exposure time intervals equals to a sensing interval and the sensing interval is less than or identical to a first flicker period. The optical sensor adds the N sub-frames to generate a summing sub-frame. The sensing frame comprises the summing sub-frame. The adding operation can also be performed to digital signals generated from the sub-frames. The influences caused by the fluctuation of ambient light can be neutralized, since the frame or portion of the frame is sensed at least twice at different phases of a single flicked period. By this way, the conventional flicker issue can be improved.

    Pixel circuit outputting pulse width signal and optical sensor using the same

    公开(公告)号:US11792550B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US18071477

    申请日:2022-11-29

    CPC classification number: H04N25/772 H01L27/14643

    Abstract: There is provided a pixel circuit for performing analog operation including a photodiode, a first temporal circuit, a second temporal circuit and an operation circuit. Within a first interval, the photodiode detects first light energy to be stored in the first temporal circuit. Within a second interval, the photodiode detects second light energy to be stored in the second temporal circuit. Within an operation interval, the first temporal circuit outputs a first detection signal having a first pulse width according to the first light energy and outputs a second detection signal having a second pulse width according to the second light energy for being calculated by the operation circuit.

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