Patents by Inventor Shay Hamami

Shay Hamami has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11044417
    Abstract: An HDR image sensor supporting LED Flicker Mitigation to reduce Motion Blur and a method of operating same are provided. A timing controller circuit generates at least one control signal that controls an operation of the image sensor. A split-photodiode (PD) pixel includes at least two or more photodiodes that may be independently exposed to one or more bursts of light from a light source. A first photodiode of the two or more photodiodes has a first exposure period that is longer in duration than a second exposure period of a second photodiode of the two or more photodiodes. The second photodiode performs a fragmented exposure operation in which a plurality of exposure periods of the second photodiode are shorter in duration than the first exposure period of the first photodiode, and include both continuous and fragmented exposure periods to capture the one or more bursts of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gal Bitan, Shay Hamami
  • Publication number: 20200228737
    Abstract: An HDR image sensor supporting LED Flicker Mitigation to reduce Motion Blur and a method of operating same are provided. A timing controller circuit generates at least one control signal that controls an operation of the image sensor. A split-photodiode (PD) pixel includes at least two or more photodiodes that may be independently exposed to one or more bursts of light from a light source. A first photodiode of the two or more photodiodes has a first exposure period that is longer in duration than a second exposure period of a second photodiode of the two or more photodiodes. The second photodiode performs a fragmented exposure operation in which a plurality of exposure periods of the second photodiode are shorter in duration than the first exposure period of the first photodiode, and include both continuous and fragmented exposure periods to capture the one or more bursts of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: GAL BITAN, Shay Hamami
  • Patent number: 10652479
    Abstract: An HDR image sensor supporting LED Flicker Mitigation to reduce Motion Blur and a method of operating same are provided. A timing controller circuit generates at least one control signal that controls an operation of the image sensor. A split-photodiode (PD) pixel includes at least two or more photodiodes that may be independently exposed to one or more bursts of light from a light source. A first photodiode of the two or more photodiodes has a first exposure period that is longer in duration than a second exposure period of a second photodiode of the two or more photodiodes. The second photodiode performs a fragmented exposure operation in which a plurality of exposure periods of the second photodiode are shorter in duration than the first exposure period of the first photodiode, and include both continuous and fragmented exposure periods to capture the one or more bursts of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gal Bitan, Shay Hamami
  • Publication number: 20200092459
    Abstract: An HDR image sensor supporting LED Flicker Mitigation to reduce Motion Blur and a method of operating same are provided. A timing controller circuit generates at least one control signal that controls an operation of the image sensor. A split-photodiode (PD) pixel includes at least two or more photodiodes that may be independently exposed to one or more bursts of light from a light source. A first photodiode of the two or more photodiodes has a first exposure period that is longer in duration than a second exposure period of a second photodiode of the two or more photodiodes. The second photodiode performs a fragmented exposure operation in which a plurality of exposure periods of the second photodiode are shorter in duration than the first exposure period of the first photodiode, and include both continuous and fragmented exposure periods to capture the one or more bursts of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Gal Bitan, Shay Hamami
  • Patent number: 8563914
    Abstract: A unit pixel capable of achieving full initialization of a floating diffusion area, a pixel array including the unit pixel, and a photodetecting device including the pixel array. The unit pixel includes a photodetector, a transmission transistor for transmitting charges generated from the photodetector to a floating diffusion area, a reset transistor for initializing the floating diffusion area, and a boosting capacitor having a first terminal connected to the floating diffusion area and a second terminal to which a boosting voltage is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-chak Ahn, Kyung-ho Lee, Shay Hamami, Young-hwan Park
  • Publication number: 20110036969
    Abstract: A unit pixel capable of achieving full initialization of a floating diffusion area, a pixel array including the unit pixel, and a photodetecting device including the pixel array. The unit pixel includes a photodetector, a transmission transistor for transmitting charges generated from the photodetector to a floating diffusion area, a reset transistor for initializing the floating diffusion area, and a boosting capacitor having a first terminal connected to the floating diffusion area and a second terminal to which a boosting voltage is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Jung-chak Ahn, Kyung-ho Lee, Shay Hamami, Young-hwan Park