公开(公告)号：US20150042855A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-12

申请号：US14452051

申请日：2014-08-05

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Byung-Joon BAEK ,  Young-Jin KIM ,  Tae Chan KIM

IPC: H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/232

CPC classification number: H04N5/3535 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  H01L27/14665 ,  H04N5/144 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N13/236 ,  H04N13/271

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array having a plurality of layers and a control unit. Each of the plurality of layers including pixels having a photoelectric conversion element and a transmission transistor therein. The photoelectric conversion element is configured to collect charges during an associated charge collection time period and the transmission transistor is configured to transmit the charges to a respective floating diffusion node at an end of the charge collection time period. The control unit configured to individually instruct the transmission transistors associated with different ones of the layers to transmit the charges to the respective floating diffusion nodes such that the charge collection time periods associated with the photoelectric conversion elements implemented in at least two of the layers differs in length.

Abstract translation: 图像传感器包括具有多个层的像素阵列和控制单元。 多个层中的每一个包括具有光电转换元件的像素和其中的透射晶体管。 光电转换元件被配置为在相关联的电荷收集时间段期间收集电荷，并且传输晶体管被配置为在电荷收集时间周期结束时将电荷传输到相应的浮动扩散节点。 控制单元被配置为单独地指示与不同层的发送晶体管相关联以将电荷发送到相应的浮动扩散节点，使得与在至少两个层中实现的光电转换元件相关联的电荷收集时间段在 长度。

公开(公告)号：US20190182449A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16047326

申请日：2018-07-27

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Byung-Joon BAEK

IPC: H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H04N5/345 ,  H04N5/91

Abstract: An image sensing system includes a pixel array, an analog-to-digital converter circuit, and a memory. The pixel array includes a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel interposed between the first pixel and the second pixel. During a first sensing time, the analog-to-digital converter circuit converts a first image signal received from the first pixel to first image data and converts a second image signal received from the second pixel to second image data. During a second sensing time, the analog-to-digital converter circuit converts a third image signal received from the third pixel to third image data. The first image data and the second image data are written in the memory during a first write time, and the third image data are written in the memory during a second write time.

公开(公告)号：US20130335602A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-19

申请号：US13930130

申请日：2013-06-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Pyeong-Woo LEE ,  Dong-Jae LEE ,  Byung-Joon BAEK ,  Tae-Chan KIM

IPC: H04N5/367

CPC classification number: H04N5/367 ,  H04N9/045

Abstract: A method of processing image signals comprises determining whether each of multiple units of input pixel data received from an image sensor is bad pixel data generated by a bad pixel of the image sensor or normal pixel data generated by a normal pixel of the image sensor, and performing interpolation to generate image data corresponding to the bad pixel using only normal pixel data and omitting bad pixel data.

Abstract translation: 处理图像信号的方法包括确定从图像传感器接收的输入像素数据的多个单位中的每一个是由图像传感器的不良像素生成的不良像素数据还是由图像传感器的法线像素生成的正常像素数据，以及 执行内插以仅使用普通像素数据生成与坏像素相对应的图像数据，并省略不良像素数据。