公开(公告)号：US11778337B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17880516

申请日：2022-08-03

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Eun Jae Hyun ,  Seong Yeong Jeong ,  Hee Kang ,  Hyoung Seok Ko ,  Young Jun Song ,  Jong Min You ,  Chan Young Jang

IPC: H04N23/84 ,  H04N25/11 ,  H04N25/75 ,  H04N25/77 ,  H04N25/79 ,  H04N25/46

CPC classification number: H04N23/843 ,  H04N25/11 ,  H04N25/75 ,  H04N25/77 ,  H04N25/79

Abstract: An image sensor having improved image quality is provided. The image sensor includes a first array of pixels, a second array of pixels, and a binning module. The first array of pixels has a color pattern formed in an n×m array and includes at least first-color pixels, second-color pixels, and third color-pixels. The second array of pixels is adjacent to the first array of pixels and has the same color pattern formed in an n×m array as the first array of pixels, to include at least first-color pixels, second-color pixels, and third color-pixels. The binning module is configured to, for a sensed image: perform binning on the first-color pixels of the first array, the first-color pixels of the second array, the second-color pixels of the first array, and the third-color pixels of the second array, and not perform binning on the third-color pixels of the first array, and not perform binning on the second-color pixels of the second array.