Image sensor and electronic device including the image sensor, and method of image zoom processing
US11044407B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/42
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image sensor may include a pixel array having an N×M array of merged pixels arranged in a Bayer pattern, each merged pixel including an k*l matrix of unit pixels of a same color, where k and l are integers greater than two; and an image signal processor to process signals output by the pixel array in accordance with a normal mode or a zoom-in mode. In the zoom-in mode, signals from the pixel array may be remosaiced such that signals corresponding to the unit pixels are arranged in a p*q matrix of unit pixels of a same color, wherein p is a non-negative integer that is less than k and q is a non-negative integer less than 1, the p*q matrixes being arranged in a Bayer pattern.
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