Image sensors
US11721713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/807
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixel groups, each of the plurality of pixel groups including a plurality of unit pixels and sharing a single microlens, the plurality of unit pixels in each of the plurality of pixel groups including color filters of the same color, and a control logic configured to group the plurality of unit pixels of each of the plurality of pixel groups into a plurality of subgroups and to drive the pixel array for each subgroup. The plurality of subgroups include a first subgroup and a second subgroup. The control logic may be configured to obtain first image data corresponding to the first subgroup and second image data corresponding to the second subgroup, and the first subgroup and the second subgroup are provided with at least one unit pixel therebetween in the first direction or the second direction.
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