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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2017
Stmicroelectronics, Inc., Coppell, TX (US);
Stmicroelectronics (Alps) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Frederic Morestin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alexandre Balmefrezol, Sassenage, FR;
Rui Xiao, San Jose, CA (US);
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Coppell, TX (US);
STMICROELECTRONICS (ALPS) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an image sensor including a pixel array of both range pixels and color pixels. Each range pixel (or range pixel area) may be associated with multiple adjacent color pixels, with each side of the range pixel immediately adjacent to at least two color pixels. The association between the range pixels and the color pixels may be dynamically configurable. The readings of a range pixel(s) and the associated color pixels may be integrated together in the generation of a 3D image.