IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING CMOS IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL AND DYNAMIC VISION SENSOR PIXEL

    公开(公告)号:US20220021835A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17492059

    申请日:2021-10-01

    Abstract: An image sensor includes a CIS (CMOS image sensor) pixel, a DVS (dynamic vision sensor) pixel, and an image signal processor. The CIS pixel includes a photoelectric conversion device generating charges corresponding to an incident light and a readout circuit generating an output voltage corresponding to the generated charges. The DVS pixel detects a change in an intensity of the incident light based on the generated charges to output an event signal and does not include a separate photoelectric conversion device. The image signal processor allows the photoelectric conversion device to be connected to the readout circuit or the DVS pixel.

    CURRENT CONTROL CIRCUIT AND BIAS GENERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20180059706A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-01

    申请号:US15675109

    申请日:2017-08-11

    Abstract: A current control circuit and a bias generator including the current control circuit are provided. The bias generator may include a current mirror circuit configured to generate one of a first current and a second current based on a reference current; a switch circuit configured to transfer one of the first current and the second current to a variable resistor; an operational amplifier including a first input node connected to the switch circuit, a second input node that receives a reference voltage, and an output node that outputs a bias voltage; and the variable resistor connected between the first input node and the output node of the operational amplifier. By switching operation of the switch circuit, a direction in which the first current flows in the variable resistor may be different from a direction in which the second current flows in the variable resistor.

    VISION SENSOR AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220394195A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17828331

    申请日:2022-05-31

    Abstract: Provided are a vision sensor, an image processing device including the vision sensor, and an operating method of the vision sensor. The vision sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes: a sensing circuit configured to output an output voltage by sensing a change of light; a comparison circuit configured to output a comparison signal indicating whether an event has occurred by comparing the output voltage to an event threshold; and an event detection circuit configured to generate internal event signals by sampling the comparison signal at each of a plurality of sampling time points, and configured to output a valid event signal based on the internal event signals.

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