Abstract: A method for increasing a dynamic range of a dual-pixel image sensor is described. The method includes detecting an intensity level of a full pixel from a plurality of pixels of an optical sensor, one or more full pixels of the plurality of pixels includes at least two sub-pixels, detecting an intensity level of one or more sub-pixels, detecting that the intensity level of the full pixel of the optical sensor has reached a saturation level of the full pixel, and in response to detecting that the intensity level of the full pixel of the optical sensor has reached the saturation level of the full pixel, computing an extrapolated intensity level of the full pixel based on the intensity level of the one or more sub-pixels.

Abstract: An image sensing device includes a first test block, a second test block, and a readout block. The first test block includes a plurality of first image sensing pixels structured to convert incident light carrying an image into a first pixel signal indicative of the image, and a first heating element structured to transmit heat to the first image sensing pixels. The second test block includes a plurality of second image sensing pixels that each include a light blocking structure to be shielded from receiving incident light to generate a second pixel signal without being directly exposed to the incident light, and a second heating element structured to transmit heat to the second image sensing pixels. The readout block processes the first pixel signal output from the first test block and the second pixel signal output from the second test block.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.

Abstract: An image sensing system includes a pixel array, an analog-to-digital converter circuit, and an average calculator. The analog-to-digital converter circuit converts a first pixel signal to first pixel data and converts a second pixel signal to second pixel data. The average calculator generates a first average bit based on a first bit of the first pixel data and a first bit of the second pixel data during a first time and generates a second average bit based on a second bit of the first pixel data and a second bit of the second pixel data during a second time.

Abstract: A system for structured light depth computation using single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) is configurable to, over a frame capture time period, selectively activate the illuminator to perform interleaved structured light illumination operations. The interleaved structured light illumination operations comprise alternately emitting at least a first structured light pattern from the illuminator and emitting at least a second structured light pattern from the illuminator. The system is also configurable to, over the frame capture time period, perform a plurality of sequential shutter operations to configure each SPAD pixel of the SPAD array to enable photon detection. The plurality of sequential shutter operations generates, for each SPAD pixel of the SPAD array, a plurality of binary counts indicating whether a photon was detected during each of the plurality of sequential shutter operations.

Abstract: An image sensor system has a pixel array with a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels comprising a photodiode, a pixel buffer and a transfer gate coupled between the photodiode and an input of the pixel buffer. A voltage supply block is configured to generate a pixel supply voltage from an input voltage based on a first reference voltage and to provide the pixel supply voltage to the pixel array. A calibration processing block is configured to determine an average pixel signal based on an average of individual pixel signals at outputs of the pixels of the pixel array and to determine a correction value based on the average pixel signal and a reference pixel signal. A correction processing block is configured to determine the first reference voltage based on a combination of a second reference voltage and the correction value.

Abstract: Examples described may related to an imaging sensor used by a vehicle, including a light sensor. The light sensor comprises a plurality of cells aligned in a plurality of horizontal rows and a plurality of vertical columns. The apparatus further includes an optical system configured to provide the light sensor with a field of view of an external environment of the apparatus. Additionally, the system includes a processing unit configured to: divide the plurality of horizontal rows of the light sensor into one or more enabled rows and one or more disabled rows; obtain image data from the light sensor by sampling one or more cells in the one or more enabled rows; and store the received image data in a memory.

Abstract: A method including collecting analog image data from an imaging array wherein the analog image data includes analog image data from a plurality of imaging pixels and from a plurality of opaque pixels. Each row of the imaging array includes both imaging pixels and opaque pixels. Opaque subtraction is performed in an analog domain, wherein biases determined in the opaque pixels for a given row of the imaging array are subtracted from the analog image data of the imaging pixels of that given row for each row of the imaging array. Performing opaque subtraction includes suppressing outliers in the analog image data from the plurality of opaque pixels. The method includes performing analog to digital conversion (ADC) on the analog image data to produce digital image data for the imaging pixels. ADC is performed after opaque subtraction in the analog domain.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a camera module, a circuit board assembly and a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic device with the camera module, wherein the circuit board assembly comprises at least one electronic component, a substrate, and a molding unit. At least one of the electronic components is connected to the substrate conductively on a back face of the substrate. The molding unit comprises a back molding portion and a molding base, wherein the molding base is bonded to a front face of the substrate integrally when the back molding portion is bonded to at least a part of an area of the back face of the substrate integrally. There may be no need to reserve a position on the front face of the substrate to conductively connect the electronic components, so that the length and width of the camera module can be reduced, thereby reducing the volume of the camera module.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains an execution instruction of image analysis processing, and if a device mounted in the mounting part includes a first processing function for executing the image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, determines whether to cause the first processing function to execute the image analysis processing based on the execution instruction.

Abstract: A method and a system are described for improving a dynamic range of a CMOS image sensor by pixel-embedded signal amplification. An electromagnetic radiation is incident for a predetermined duration on a pixel array including a plurality of photodiodes. The photodiodes release electrons in form of an input electronic signal and the released input signal is temporarily stored in a storage node. The said input signal is then transferred to a gate of an in-pixel amplifier, which is configured to dynamically alternate between modes of capacitance and switched biasing, using a single in-pixel switch. Then, the in-pixel amplifier is modulated while in capacitance mode for a voltage build-up and this augment gain of the input signal. Thereafter, the in-pixel amplifier alternates to a switched biasing mode for suppression of noise signals. Finally, a resultant electronic signal is generated with a high gain after processing and suppression of the noise signals.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin having a lens barrel, a housing configured to accommodate the bobbin, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a lower elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed on the housing, a circuit board disposed below the housing, a second coil disposed on the circuit board, a first sensor to output a first output signal based on a sensed result of a magnetic field strength of the first magnet, a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first sensor.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus, including an image capturing element and having an optical axis, includes a control circuit to control the image capturing apparatus, a display panel arranged on a rear surface side of an exterior member, and a heat dissipation fan arranged on a bottom surface side of the exterior member. An image capturing element board, a control circuit board, and the display panel are arranged in a direction of the optical axis. A duct, extending from a first ventilation hole to a second ventilation hole formed to face the first ventilation hole across the optical axis, passes through an area among the image capturing element board, the control circuit board, and the bottom surface side of the exterior member. The heat dissipation fan is arranged inside the duct arranged in the area, the control circuit board, and the bottom surface side of the exterior member.

Abstract: In a solid-state image sensor that detects presence or absence of an address event, erroneous detection of the address event is suppressed. Each of a plurality of pixels executes detection processing for detecting whether or not a change amount of an incident light amount exceeds a predetermined threshold, and outputting a detection result. An abnormal pixel determination unit determines whether or not each of the plurality of pixels has an abnormality, and enables a pixel without an abnormality and disables a pixel with an abnormality. A control unit performs control for causing the enabled pixel to execute detection processing and control for fixing the detection result of the disabled pixel to a specific value.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a semiconductor chip and an electronic apparatus that can suppress degradation of optical characteristics of a semiconductor chip including an image pickup device. A semiconductor chip includes: an image pickup device; a transparent protective member that protects the image pickup device; an IR cut film arranged between a light-receiving surface of the image pickup device and the protective member; a bonding layer that bonds the IR cut film and the protective member together; and a protective film that covers side surfaces of the IR cut film and the bonding layer. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a semiconductor chip for an image pickup device.

Abstract: A method of creating a multispectral decorrelation model for use in determining a visible image from a multispectral image captured using a multispectral image sensor, the method comprising the steps of: generating, using a plurality of quantum efficiency curves for the multispectral image sensor and a plurality of synthetic light spectrum vectors, a grid of synthetic multispectral pixel values and a corresponding grid of synthetic visible pixel values, wherein each synthetic visible pixel value is substantially decorrelated from a non-visible component of a corresponding synthetic multispectral pixel value; and determining a multispectral decorrelation model using the grid of synthetic multispectral pixel values and the corresponding grid of synthetic visible pixel values, wherein the multispectral decorrelation model in use maps a multispectral pixel value of the multispectral image to a visible pixel value of the visible image.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises an image pickup unit, a cutout image generation unit for cutting out a specified area in a pickup image taken by the image pickup unit to generate a cutout image enlarged at a specified magnification, an image display unit for displaying one or both of the pickup image taken by the image pickup unit and the cutout image generated by the cutout image generation unit, a display image control unit for controlling a method of displaying an image the image display unit displays, a manual focus operation unit for the user to control through manual operation the focus position of the image pickup unit, and a manual zoom operation unit for the user to control the zoom magnification of the image pickup unit.

Abstract: An image sensor has an image sensor array and circuit design employing a method of black level compensation to address image shading related to global exposure image capture and rolling row by row readout schemes. An image sensor including the invented black level compensation pixel array and method may be incorporated within a digital camera.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to apparatus, methods and computer programs for enabling sub-pixel information to be determined in captured images. The apparatus can comprise means for activating at least one filter wherein the at least one filter is positioned in front of at least one image sensor. The at least one filter is configured to at least partially filter light such that the at least one filter has a spatial variation of transparency on an analogue scale across an area covered by the at least one filter. The apparatus also comprises means for detecting an image captured by the at least one image sensor; and using information relating to the spatial variation of transparency of the at least one filter to determine sub-pixel information in the captured image.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging device capable of achieving miniaturization and height reduction of a device configuration, reducing generation of a flare or a ghost, preventing separation of a lens. A size relation of “solid-state imaging element>lens non-effective region>lens effective region” is established in a vertical direction with respect to an incident direction of incident light. The present disclosure is applicable to an imaging device.