Tsinghua University

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

Min-Yang Chiu

Chih-Cheng Hsieh

Jhih-Siou Cheng

Chun-Fu Lin

Jin-Yi Lin

Yu-Sheng Ma

Hsuan-Yu Chen

A method is provided to operate an image sensor, including the following steps: comparing a first threshold with multiple first frame-difference signals to generate a first region of interest (ROI) address, wherein each of multiple first frame-difference signals is generated by a corresponding pixel, in multiple pixels, operating during a first time frame and a second time frame, wherein multiple pixels are arranged in multiple columns and multiple rows; identifying edge columns and edge rows in the first ROI address; adjusting, according to the edge columns and the edge rows, the first ROI address to generate a second ROI address; and outputting a ROI image according to the second ROI address and multiple second frame-difference signals generated by multiple pixels operating during the second time frame and a third time frame after the second time frame.

Image sensor and method of operating the same

A precharge method for a data driver includes steps of: outputting a display data to a plurality of output terminals of the data driver; outputting a second precharge voltage to an output terminal among the plurality of output terminals prior to outputting the display data to the output terminal, to precharge the output terminal to a voltage level closer to an output voltage; and outputting a first precharge voltage to the output terminal prior to outputting the second precharge voltage. The first precharge voltage provides a faster voltage transition on the output terminal than the second precharge voltage.

Fast precharge method and circuit with mismatch cancellation

An image sensor chip and a sensing method thereof are disclosed. The image sensor chip includes pixel units. Each pixel unit includes a reset switch, a sampling switch, a light sensing element, a capacitor, and an output circuit. The sampling switch is coupled between the reset switch and the light sensing element. The capacitor is coupled between the sampling switch and the output circuit. The output circuit outputs difference information corresponding to a difference between a plurality of sensing results of the light sensing element in different frame periods to a corresponding readout line. The sampling switch has an ON-time length during an exposure period and an OFF-time length during a readout and clean-up period. A ratio of the ON-time length to the OFF-time length is related to a ratio of a capacitance of the light sensing element to a capacitance of the capacitor.

Image sensor chip and sensing method thereof

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Taichung, Taiwan

Min-Yang Chiu