Abstract: Disclosed in one embodiment is a sensor driving device comprising: a first sensor for outputting first incline information; a fixing unit including a plurality of magnets; a plurality of coils arranged to face the plurality of magnets; and a second sensor for outputting second incline information, and also comprising: a moving unit arranged to be spaced from the fixing unit; an image sensor coupled to the moving unit; a support unit of which one end is connected to the fixing unit and the other end is connected to the moving unit, and which elastically supports the moving unit; and a control unit for controlling an electric signal provided to the plurality of coils by using the first incline information and the second incline information.

Abstract: There is provided an image pickup element including a non-planar layer having a non-planar light incident surface in a light receiving region, and a microlens of an inorganic material which is provided on a side of the light incident surface of the non-planar layer, and collects incident light.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pixel, an A/D conversion portion and an output circuit. The pixel includes first and second photoelectric conversion portions and an accumulation portion configured to accumulate a signal charge in a location other than the photoelectric conversion portions. The A/D conversion portion is configured to perform A/D conversions on signals based on signal charges generated in the photoelectric conversions. The output circuit reads out first and second signals based on first and second signal charges accumulated in the first and second photoelectric conversion portions during an electric charge accumulation period and a third signal based on a third signal charge generated in the second photoelectric conversion portion and accumulated in the accumulation portion during the electric charge accumulation period. Conversion periods for analog-to-digital conversion to be performed on at least two of the first, second, or third signals have different lengths.

Abstract: A method of artificial neural network computations, including: receiving image data having pixel values; generating, from the pixel values, a column of inputs to a set of artificial neurons; identifying a region of memory cells of the integrated circuit device having threshold voltages programmed to represent a weight matrix for the set of artificial neurons; instructing voltage drivers in the integrated circuit device to apply voltages to the region of memory cells according to the column of inputs; obtaining, based on the region of memory cells responsive to the applied voltages, a first column of data from an operation of multiplication and accumulation applied on the weight matrix and the column of inputs; and applying activation functions of the set of artificial neurons to the first column of data to generate a second column of data representative of outputs of the set of artificial neuron.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a display; an under display camera (UDC); a processor; and a memory that stores instructions, which when executed, causes the processor to receive a first image from the UDC, generate a second image by lowering a resolution of the first image, obtain a third image representing a difference between the second image and an image corresponding to the second image in which artifacts are not present, generate a fourth image by increasing the resolution of the third image, and generate a fifth image by subtracting the fourth image from the first image.

Abstract: Imaging devices are disclosed. In one example, an imaging device includes a pixel array with light-receiving pixels that are separated pixel lines, and that accumulating electric charge in an accumulation period. An exposure controller sets time lengths of the accumulation such that the time lengths repeat in predetermined order. The accumulation period includes a first accumulation period and a second accumulation period each having a first time length, and a third accumulation period and a fourth accumulation period each having a second time length. A processor generates image data by adding pixel values based on the accumulation result in a first pixel line in the first accumulation period, the accumulation result in a second pixel line in the second accumulation period, the accumulation result in the first pixel line in the third accumulation period, and the accumulation result in the second pixel line in the fourth accumulation period.

Abstract: In some examples, a sensor apparatus comprises: a pixel cell configured to generate a voltages, the pixel cell including a photodiode configured to generate charge in response to incoming light, and a charge storage device to convert the charge to a voltage; an integrated circuit configured to: determine a first captured voltage converted by the charge storage device during a first time period; compare the first captured voltage to a threshold voltage value; and in response to determining that the first captured voltage meets or exceeds the threshold voltage value: determine first time data corresponding to the first time period; and prevent the charge storage device from further generating a charge; and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to generate a digital pixel value based on the first captured voltage, and a memory to store the digital pixel value and the first time data.

Abstract: Analog power savings is achieved by pre-charging only those pixels of a sensor array that are needed as determined responsive to any one of a power configuration, image size, image position of interest, desired/selected frame rate, desired/selected resolution, etc. To that end, the solution presented herein selects one or more sensor segments, each comprising a subset of pixels of the sensor array, and only pre-charges the pixels in the selected segment(s). In so doing, the solution presented herein provides a power savings proportional to the number of uncharged pixel circuits.

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.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for trimming video in association with multi-video clip capture. The program and method provide for displaying a capture user interface in accordance with a camera mode configured to capture multiple video clips for combining to generate a media content item; capturing the multiple video clips based on first user input received via the capture user interface, which includes a preview button selectable to navigate to a preview user interface for previewing and editing the multiple video clips; receiving, via the capture user interface, second user input selecting the preview button; and displaying, in response to the receiving, the preview user interface with a preview bar including a respective thumbnail for each of the multiple video clips, the preview bar being selectable to individually trim one or more of the multiple video clips.

Abstract: An imaging device that makes it possible to smoothly transfer electric charges from a photoelectric converter to a transfer destination is provided. This imaging device includes: a semiconductor layer having a front surface and a back surface, the back surface being on an opposite side of the front surface; photoelectric converter that is embedded in the semiconductor layer and generates electric charges corresponding to a received light amount; and a transfer section that includes a first trench gate and a second trench gate and transfers the electric charges from the photoelectric converter to a single transfer destination via the first trench gate and the second trench gate, the first trench gate and the second trench gate each extending from the front surface to the back surface of the semiconductor layer into the photoelectric converter.

Abstract: An accessory detachably attached to an electronic apparatus includes an accessory processing unit communicable with an electronic apparatus by a first communication method as communication via a first contact group, and by a second communication method as communication via a second contact group different from the first contact group. The accessory processing unit controls the communication by the second communication method based on information communicated by the first communication method, executes communication via a second contact included in the second contact group in the second communication method, in response to a change in a signal level of a signal via a first contact included in the second contact group from a first signal level to a second signal level, and executes communication by the second communication method based on information on the second signal level included in the information communicated by the first communication method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a retractable camera module, including a housing, a lens assembly, a support assembly, a driving assembly, and an exterior part covered on the housing. A bulge portion is arranged on an outer wall of a top plate in the housing; a first groove matched with the bulge portion is formed in an inner wall of the exterior part; the support assembly includes a lifting plate connected to the lens assembly, a guide rod penetrating through the lifting plate and fixedly connected between the bulge portion and a bottom plate, and at least two elastic members elastically connected between the lifting plate and the bottom plate. the present invention provides a retractable camera module which occupies a small space and can ensure the extending and retracting steadiness and achieves better optical characteristics.

Abstract: A camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light emitting unit which includes a plurality of light emitting areas and drives at least one of the plurality of light emitting areas according to a first control signal so as to output an optical signal; a light receiving unit for collecting the optical signal; a sensor unit which includes a plurality of light receiving areas corresponding to the plurality of light emitting areas, respectively, and drives at least one of the plurality of light receiving areas according to a second control signal to generate an image signal on the basis of the collected light signal; and a control unit which generates at least one of the first control signal and the second control signal on the basis of the image signal and controls at least one of the light emitting unit and the sensor unit on the basis of at least one of the first control signal and the second control signal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of sampling switches, a plurality of sample-and-hold circuits, and a plurality of output switches. The plurality of pixels are arranged at least in a column direction. The plurality of sampling switches are configured to sample signals outputted from the pixels belonging to columns in parallel. The plurality of sample-and-hold circuits are configured to sample and hold signals outputted from the plurality of sampling switches. The plurality of output switches are configured to output signals stored in the plurality of sample-and-hold circuits at predetermined timing.

Abstract: An image sensor is presented which includes a pixel array including a plurality of image sensing pixels in a substrate, a phase detection shared pixel in the substrate, the phase detection shared pixel including two phase detection subpixels arranged next to each other, a color filter fence disposed on the plurality of image sensing pixels, and the phase detection shared pixel, the color filter fence defining a plurality of color filter spaces, a plurality of color filter layers respectively disposed in the plurality of color filter spaces on the plurality of image sensing pixels, and the phase detection shared pixel, a first micro-lens disposed on each of the plurality of image sensing pixels to have a first height, and a second micro-lens disposed to vertically overlap the two phase detection subpixels of the phase detection shared pixel and to have a second height greater than the first height.

Abstract: Time deviation between event detection and gradation acquisition is reduced. A solid-state imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a pixel array unit (300) including a plurality of pixel blocks (310) arrayed in a matrix; and a drive circuit (211) that generates a pixel signal in a first pixel block in which firing of an address event has been detected among the plurality of pixel blocks, each of the plurality of pixel blocks including a first photoelectric conversion element (331) that generates an electric charge according to an amount of incident light, a detection unit (400) that detects the firing of the address event based on the electric charge generated in the first photoelectric conversion element, a second photoelectric conversion element (321) that generates an electric charge according to an amount of incident light, and a pixel circuit (322, 323, 324, 325, 326) that generates a pixel signal based on the electric charge generated in the second photoelectric conversion element.

Abstract: A pixel cell includes a pixel set with a plurality of pixels, with each pixel of the pixel set being configured to capture optical information incident upon the respective pixel and generate electrical information representative of the optical information. The pixel cell further includes a readout circuit which is configured to manage collection and output of the electrical information from each pixel of the pixel set and to operate the pixel set in a global shutter mode and in a rolling shutter mode of operation. In the global shutter mode, the electrical information from each pixel is combined for generating a global shutter output signal, while in the rolling shutter mode, the electrical information from each pixel is used to generate individual rolling shutter output signals.

Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus comprises: an array of pixel cells, each pixel cell of the array of pixel cells configured to output a voltage; first analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), each first ADC being associated with a pixel cell or a block of pixel cells; second ADCs, each second ADC being associated with a column of pixel cells of the array of pixel cells; and a controller configured to: in a first mode, enable at least a subset of the first ADCs to perform a quantization operation of the voltages output by at least a subset of the pixel cells in parallel to generate a first image frame; and in a second mode, enable at least a subset of the second ADCs to perform quantization operations sequentially of the voltages output by pixel cells within at least a subset of the columns of pixel cells to generate a second image frame.

Abstract: Dynamic calibration of cameras in a stereoscopic configuration may include: determining a disparity between first image data from a first camera and second image data from a second camera, wherein the first camera and the second camera are in a stereoscopic configuration, and wherein the disparity comprises a difference in placement of one or more objects in the first image data relative to the second image data; and adjusting one or more of the first camera or the second camera, based on the disparity and sensor data from a sensor other than the first camera and the second camera, to calibrate the stereoscopic configuration of the first camera and the second camera to achieve stereoscopic camera distance functionality.