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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2018
Omnivision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Keiji Mabuchi, Los Altos, CA (US);
Sohei Manabe, San Jose, CA (US);
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes: a first pixel column, including: a first pixel unit; a second pixel unit, vertically adjacent to the first pixel unit; a first column bit line coupled to the first pixel unit, wherein image data acquired by the first pixel unit is read out through the first column bit line; and a second column bit line coupled to the second pixel unit, wherein image data acquired by the second pixel unit is read out through the second column bit line; and a second pixel column horizontally adjacent to the first pixel column, wherein the first pixel column and the second pixel column are mirror-symmetrical with respect to a connection between the pixel units and the column bit lines.