4292 results about "Pixel array" patented technology

An illustrative system may include a stereoscopic imaging device comprising: a first image sensor having a first pixel array and configured to provide a first windowed output comprising first image information associated with pixels included within a first window of the first pixel array, the first window having a first position; and a second image sensor having a second pixel array and configured to provide a second windowed output comprising second image information associated with pixels included within a second window of the second pixel array, the second window having a second position; and an imaging control system that may be configured to: determine a working distance between a target surface within a scene and the stereoscopic imaging device; and adjust one or more of the first position of the first window within the first pixel array or the second position of the second window within the second pixel array.

A display may include an array of pixels that receive control signals from a chain of gate drivers. Each gate driver may include a mix of silicon transistors, one or more semiconducting oxide transistors, and one or more capacitors. The semiconducting oxide transistors can each have a back gate terminal shorted to one of its source-drain terminals, shorted to its front gate terminal, or configured to receive a bias voltage. Configured in this way, the gate driver circuit can exhibit less threshold voltage drift and thus improved device reliability over time.

The present invention includes a three-dimensional (3D) image display device and a head-mounted display featuring a light-field image display comprising a display panel with a group of element pixels composed of multiple pixels displaying light field information, and a light shutter array panel capable of forming an aperture by opening and closing multiple light shutters. In the present invention, to address vergence-accommodation conflict (VAC), reduce crosstalk, improve viewing angles, and enhance 3D resolution, the light-field image display has a light field ray group with multiple radiation angles formed by the element pixel group and the aperture, wherein the resolution of the radiation angles of the light field ray group is 0.3° or less. It further comprises a padding pixel group with one or more pixels not displaying light field information around the element pixel group, and the light field ray group is output only within a central viewing angle range, while a two-dimensional image is output in angular ranges outside the central viewing angle.

Collapses of pillars are suppressed. An optical detecting device includes a pixel array section having multiple pixels that are arranged two-dimensionally therein. Further, each pixel of the multiple pixels includes a photoelectric converting section provided on a semiconductor layer and a metasurface structure that is arranged on a light incidence surface side of the semiconductor layer and that guides incident light to the photoelectric converting section. Moreover, the metasurface structure includes multiple pillars that are arranged at distances therebetween which are shorter than a wavelength of the incident light and a transparent support that connects and supports at least some of the multiple pillars.

A distance measuring device includes: a pixel array unit that performs a light receiving operation for time-of-flight distance measurement using a modulation frequency; a distance measurement processing unit that performs dual mode distance measurement that causes the pixel array unit to alternately perform a light receiving operation using a first frequency as the modulation frequency and a row receiving operation using a second frequency having a higher frequency than the first frequency as the modulation frequency, and single mode distance measurement that causes the pixel array unit to perform only a light receiving operation using a predetermined frequency as the modulation frequency; and a switching processing unit that switches the distance measurement in the dual mode and the distance measurement in the single mode according to a predetermined condition.

A conversion apparatus includes a pixel array unit in which a plurality of first pixels that generates gradation signals indicating amounts of incident light and a plurality of second pixels that generates event signals are two-dimensionally disposed, a reading unit configured to read the gradation signals and the event signals from the pixel array unit, and a control unit configured to change an output data rate of the gradation signals and an output data rate of the event signals, wherein a first pattern for outputting the gradation signals at a first output data rate and outputting the event signals at a second output data rate and a second pattern for outputting the gradation signals at a third output data rate different from the first output data rate and outputting the event signals at a fourth output data rate different from the second output data rate are switched.

A pixel array includes photodiodes and a color filter array. A first fraction of the photodiodes is included in CIS pixels and a second fraction of the photodiodes is included in hybrid CIS / EVS pixels. The photodiodes are arranged into groupings. The color filter array includes first, second, and third color filters arranged in a mosaic pattern over the photodiodes. Each grouping includes a plurality of subgroupings including a first subgrouping disposed under at least one of the first color filters, a second subgrouping disposed under at least one of the second color filters, and a third subgrouping disposed under at least one of the third color filters. Each of the first, second, and third subgroupings includes at least one CIS pixel, and at least one of the first subgrouping of photodiodes further includes at least one hybrid CIS / EVS pixel disposed under at least one of the first color filters.

A display panel and a display device including the same are disclosed. The display panel includes a pixel array on which an input image is displayed; and a bezel area outside the pixel array. The pixel array includes a pixel circuit area in which a plurality of pixel circuits connected to data lines, gate lines, and power lines are disposed; and a gate driving circuit area in which a gate driver supplying a gate signal to the gate line is disposed. A light emitting area of a light emitting element driven by the pixel circuits is disposed in the pixel circuit area and the gate driving circuit area. The power line is disposed below an anode electrode of the light emitting element.

A radiation imaging apparatus includes a pixel array including, in an imaging region where a plurality of pixels is arranged in a matrix, a detection pixel group in which a plurality of detection pixels is arranged in a row direction, and a control unit configured to control imaging. A grid having a stripe structure in which a radiation transmissive layer and a radiation absorption layer that are strip-shaped and extend in a first direction are alternately arranged in a second direction is disposed and can be used in the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging apparatus further includes a determination unit configured to determine whether a mode in which the imaging using signals from the detection pixel group is controlled is executable by the control unit, based on information about an angle between the row direction and the first direction.

A pixel circuit includes a pixel array and a color filter. The pixel array includes pixels arranged in rows and columns, and each pixel includes a photodiode configured to photogenerate image charge in response to incident light, and a transfer transistor coupled to the photodiode to transfer the image charge out from the photodiode. The color filter array includes color filters each having one of a plurality of colors and disposed over at least one of the pixels. Each of the pixels is coupled to a first readout circuit, and the plurality of pixels includes a first subset of the pixels not coupled to a second readout circuit and a second subset of the pixels coupled to the second readout circuit. Two diagonally arranged pixels are coupled together to share a floating diffusion, and the two diagonally arranged pixels coupled together are disposed underneath color filters of a same color.

A light emitting diode (LED) pixel array and method of fabrication thereof. A semiconductor wafer template includes a successively stacked first n-GaN layer, first MQW layer, p-GaN layer, and dielectric layer. A plurality of apertures is formed through the dielectric layer, extending to the p-GaN layer. A plurality of mesas is formed by forming, within each aperture, a second MQW layer and a second n-GaN layer above each second MQW layer. The second n-GaN layer and second MQW layer of each mesa form a respective mesa LED with the p-GaN layer. The first n-GaN layer and first MQW layer form a lower LED with the p-GaN layer.

A stretchable pixel array substrate includes a base, pixel structures and a gate driving circuit electrically connected to the pixel structures. The base has an active area and a peripheral area outside the active area. The peripheral area has openings to define first islands, second islands and first bridges of the peripheral area. An area of each of the first islands is greater than an area of each of the second islands. At least a part of the first bridges is connected between the first islands and the second islands. The pixel structures are disposed on the active area of the base. The gate driving circuit includes first parts disposed on the first islands and second parts disposed on the second islands and electrically connected to the first parts.

The invention discloses a spectral polarization imaging three-dimensional reconstruction method and device based on a pixel array, and a medium, and relates to the technical field of image processing, and the method mainly comprises the steps: collecting original images, which are fixedly obtained by pixels, of corresponding spectral bands and polarization angles; extracting sub-image information under each spectral band and polarization angle according to pixel positions, and stacking to generate a four-dimensional data volume; constructing a polarization geometric model according to the four-dimensional data body, and constructing an actual expression of the linear polarization degree in combination with a Fresnel reflection theory; constructing a redundant dispersion constraint equation and a theoretical expression of the relation between the diffuse reflection spectrum polarization degree and the incident angle and the imaging target refractive index; substituting the redundant dispersion constraint equation into a combined residual function of the theoretical expression and the actual expression, and performing parameter inversion on the combined residual function; and carrying out three-dimensional shape recovery under imaging target surface normal reconstruction based on an inversion result. According to the method, time delay and space registration errors caused by time-sharing acquisition are eliminated.

A pixel array and an image sensor including the pixel array are provided. The pixel array included in the image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a plurality of column lines each commonly connected to pixels arranged on a same column from among the plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes four subpixels. Each of the four subpixels includes four photoelectric conversion devices; a floating diffusion region storing electric charges generated by the four photoelectric conversion devices; and four transmission gates configured to transmit the electric charges generated by the four photoelectric conversion devices to the floating diffusion region. Four floating diffusion regions included in the four subpixels are electrically connected to one another via internal wiring. Each of the plurality of pixels further includes a reset gate, a first driving gate and a first selection gate.

Various structures for a hybrid pixel array are disclosed. The hybrid pixel array includes a combination of square photodiode (PD) pixel structures and split PD pixel structures. Square PD pixel structures include one photodiode per pixel unit while split PD pixel structures include two photodiodes per pixel unit. In certain instances, square PD pixel structures are used for green light pixels and split PD pixel structures are used for blue and red light pixels in the hybrid pixel array. The combination of square PD pixel structures and split PD pixel structures provides autofocus capability with higher signal strengths. Various techniques for row addressing and readout from the hybrid pixel array are also disclosed.

A method for driving a cholesteric liquid crystal display, wherein the method includes steps as follows: Firstly, a reflective cholesteric liquid crystal panel including a pixel array composed of a plurality of pixel units is provided. Next, a scanning operation is performed on the pixel array. The scanning operation includes steps as follows: A continuous fixed pulse is applied to at least one of the plurality of pixel units lasting for a time period, so as to make a cholesterol liquid crystal layer of the at least one of the plurality of pixel units having a uniform lying helix (ULH) phase; and a maintaining pulse that is smaller than the continuous fixed pulse is applied to the at least one of the plurality of pixel units.

One example hybrid image sensor with multimode shutters includes a plurality of pixel arrays, each array of pixels comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixel comprising a light-sensing element configured to generate and store a charge in response to incoming light; each pixel array comprising: a charge storage device configured to receive charge from each of the light-sensing elements of the pixel array; a first plurality of switches, each switch of the first plurality of switches connected between a respective pixel of the pixel array and the charge storage device; a second plurality of switches, the second plurality of switches comprising a high-resolution selection switch and a low-resolution selection switch, each of the high-resolution selection switch and the low-resolution selection switch connected in parallel to an output of the charge storage device; a plurality of pixel output lines, each pixel output line configured to output signals representative of pixel values corresponding to one or more pixel arrays coupled to the respective pixel output line.

A reduction in image quality and a reduction in transfer efficiency are suppressed. An imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a plurality of pixels arrayed in a two-dimensional lattice pattern, in which each of the pixels includes a photoelectric conversion unit on a first surface side of a semiconductor substrate, a vertical gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate so as to be close to the photoelectric conversion unit from a second surface side opposite to the first surface, a gate insulating film between the vertical gate electrode and the semiconductor substrate, a transfer gate electrode connected to the vertical gate electrode on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a first diffusion region on a second surface side of the semiconductor substrate. A diameter of the vertical gate electrode is greater on the photoelectric conversion unit side than on the transfer gate electrode side.

In one example, a solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array with pixels arrayed in a matrix. The pixels include first pixels that respectively include a photoelectric conversion section that performs photoelectric conversion of incident light; a transfer transistor that controls transfer of a charge generated in the photoelectric conversion section; a floating diffusion region that accumulates the charge transferred from the photoelectric conversion section via the transfer transistor; and an amplification transistor that causes a voltage signal corresponding to the charge accumulated in the floating diffusion region to emerge in a signal line. The first pixels are arrayed in a first diagonal direction in the pixel array, and at least two of the first pixels arrayed in the first diagonal direction share one region defined as the floating diffusion region.

An image sensor may include an array of imaging pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each column of pixels can be coupled to a column analog-to-digital converter (ADC) via a pixel output line. The column ADC can include a first low noise single-ended comparison stage, a second low noise single-ended comparison stage, a latch circuit, and a counter. The first low noise single-ended comparison stage may include one or more current source transistors, a voltage ramp generator, a common source amplifier transistor, one or more autozero components, one or more capacitors such as a noise filtering capacitor, and a voltage clamping circuit. The voltage ramp generator can output an increasing voltage ramp or a decreasing voltage ramp.

The resolution-customizable micro spectrometer based on the transverse dispersion metasurface comprises a dispersion metasurface array structure and a focal plane pixel array, and the dispersion metasurface array structure comprises a plurality of dispersion metasurface sub-arrays which are distributed in an array mode and used for preliminary spectrum decoupling and directional convergence. The dispersion metasurface subarray comprises a plurality of dispersion metasurface units and all-dielectric substrates thereof, the dispersion metasurface units are nano-columns with four-fold symmetry, the nano-columns are periodically arranged, and the phase of transmission light is dynamically regulated and controlled according to the frequency omega of incident light. The focal position (x ', y') of the transmission light on the focal plane is in a linear mapping relation along with the change of the omega; the focal plane pixel array comprises a multi-element plane array composed of a plurality of pixels, and the multi-element plane array is in pixel-level registration with the dispersion metasurface sub-array. According to the invention, pixel-level precise condensation is realized, crosstalk is effectively inhibited, the detection precision is improved, and real snapshot spectral imaging is realized.

The invention discloses a multispectral pixel structure and an image sensor, the pixel structure comprises a pixel array, the pixel array comprises a plurality of modules arranged in an array, each module comprises M * N color filters and M * N micro lenses, and the transmission wavelength ranges and corresponding transmittances of part or all of the M * N color filters are different from each other; wherein one or more first wavelength color filters transmitting the first wavelength range exist in the M * N color filters, the transmittance of the first wavelength color filters is larger than that of the non-first wavelength color filters, and the area of the first wavelength color filters is smaller than that of the non-first wavelength color filters; and / or a plurality of Kth wavelength color filters transmitting the Kth wavelength range exist in the M * N color filters, the transmittance of the Kth wavelength color filters is smaller than that of the non-Kth wavelength color filters, the area of the Kth wavelength color filters is larger than that of the non-Kth wavelength color filters, M is larger than or equal to 2, N is larger than or equal to 2, and M and N are integers. Pixel structure design is carried out according to the transmittance condition of the color filters, color crosstalk can be reduced, the process manufacturing difficulty of the image sensor is reduced, the image sensor is particularly suitable for color temperature detection, and through the reasonable arrangement design of the multiple color filters, the color temperature detection with the wider warm and cold range and more real can be provided.

A light emitting diode (LED) pixel array and method of fabrication thereof. A semiconductor wafer template includes a dielectric layer formed over a lower n-type gallium nitride (n-GaN) layer. A first aperture and a second aperture are formed through the dielectric layer and extending to the lower n-GaN layer, the second aperture being narrower than the first aperture. A mesa is formed within the first aperture by successively forming a mesa n-GaN layer, a mesa MQW layer above the mesa n-GaN layer, and a mesa p-GaN layer above the mesa MQW layer. A pyramid having sidewalls is formed within the second aperture by successively forming a pyramidal n-GaN layer, a pyramidal MQW layer, and a pyramidal p-GaN layer. The mesa n-GaN layer, mesa MQW layer, and mesa p-GaN layer form a mesa LED. The pyramidal n-GaN layer, pyramidal MQW layer, and pyramidal p-GaN layer form a pyramid LED.

Systems and methods for varying an intensity of pixels of displays are provided. A display subsystem may include a display driver for receiving image frame data and commands from an image or data source, including pixel intensity values for bit planes of an image frame; a parser for receiving the image frame data and the commands, and configured to determine a drive waveform having an pixel drive value and a pixel drive time interval for each bit plane of the image frame data; a display backplane for receiving the drive waveform, the display backplane including a pixel array comprising an array of pixels, each pixel driven by a pixel circuit; and display driver circuitry for driving the pixels in accordance with the drive waveform; and wherein an intensity of the pixel varies for each bit plane according to the pixel drive value and the pixel drive time interval.

An image sensor includes a pixel array and a readout circuit. The pixel array includes a first unit pixel region including first, second and third sub-pixel regions having a first color filter, sequentially disposed along a first row line, and sharing a first floating diffusion region, and a second unit pixel region including a first, second and third sub-pixel regions having a second color filter, sequentially disposed along a second row line, and sharing a second floating diffusion region. The readout circuit includes a first analog-digital converter receiving a first pixel signal from the first unit pixel region through a first pixel signal output line and converting the first pixel signal into digital data, and a second analog-digital converter receiving a second pixel signal from the second unit pixel region through a second pixel signal output line and converting the second pixel signal into digital data, wherein at least one of the first unit pixel region and the second unit pixel region further includes a phase detection pixel region.

A display device with a touch detection function that can be manufactured while suppressing price increases. The display device includes: a pixel array; a plurality of drive electrodes; a plurality of detection electrodes; first and second drive wiring lines, each facing one end and the other end of the plurality of drive electrodes and supplying an AC voltage thereto; first and second reference voltage wiring lines, each facing one end and the other end of the plurality of drive electrodes and supplying a first reference voltage thereto, wherein the first reference voltage wiring line is farther from the one end of the plurality of drive electrodes than the first drive wiring line, and the second reference voltage wiring line is farther from the other end of the plurality of drive electrodes than the second drive wiring line; a plurality of first switch circuits, each coupling one end of the drive electrodes to one of the first drive wiring line and the first reference voltage wiring line; and a plurality of second switch circuits, each coupling the other end of the drive electrodes to one of the second drive wiring line and the second reference voltage wiring line.

An image sensor includes a pixel array having a first pixel group and a second pixel group. Each pixel group includes a plurality of pixels, with each pixel having a photosensitive element, a sense node and a sample-and-hold stage. A driver circuit of the image sensor, during an exposure phase, is configured to operate the pixels of the first pixel group to perform a first exposure of a first duration, and to operate the pixels of the second pixel group to perform a second exposure of a second duration followed by a third exposure of a third duration. An output circuit of the image sensor, during a readout phase, is configured to read out a first photo signal from each pixel of the first pixel group, and to read out a second photo signal and a third photo signal from each pixel of the second pixel group.

A pixel circuit includes a pixel array and a color filter. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels each comprising two photodiodes, a floating diffusion coupled between the two photodiodes, and two transfer transistor coupled between the two photodiodes and the floating diffusion. The color filter array includes a plurality of color filters each having one of a plurality of colors and disposed over at least one of the pixels. Each pixel is coupled to a first readout circuit. The pixels include a second subset of the pixels coupled to a second readout circuit and a first subset of the pixels not coupled to the second readout circuit. Each pair of pixels arranged in two adjacent rows includes a first pixel included in the second subset of the pixels and a second pixel included in the first subset of the pixels and disposed underneath one of the color filters.

A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a second substrate, a retardation layer, and a polarizer in this order from a back face side, and includes a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix shape, in which the first substrate includes a reflective layer that reflects light, a first electrode and a second electrode that are capable of generating a transverse electrical field in the liquid crystal layer, and a first horizontal alignment film that is in contact with the liquid crystal layer, the second substrate includes a second horizontal alignment film in contact with the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal layer has a twist alignment when no voltage is applied, and the retardation layer includes a λ / 4 plate, a λ / 2 plate, and a positive C plate.

The present application provides a photosensitive chip and a distance measurement device, the photosensitive chip includes a SPAD pixel array, a pixel row and column control circuit and a readout circuit; the SPAD pixel array includes a plurality of SPAD pixel units, the SPAD pixel units are used to collect photons to output pulse signals; the pixel row and column control circuit includes a plurality of gating subcircuits, the plurality of gating subcircuits correspond to the plurality of SPAD pixel units one by one, the gating subcircuits include a first enabling unit, a second enabling unit and an output circuit, the output circuit is connected to the first enabling unit and the second enabling unit, and is used to output a response signal to activate the SPAD pixel unit corresponding to the gating subcircuit; the readout circuit is used to receive the response signal to output a histogram, and the histogram is used to record the number of pulse signals. The solution provided by the present application can realize the rapid gating of the SPAD pixel array, which helps to improve the accuracy and stability of distance measurement.