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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2018
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Richard Scott Johnson, Boise, ID (US);
Debashree Guruaribam, Boise, ID (US);
Ross F. Jatou, San Jose, CA (US);
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
An image sensor may include an array of imaging pixels. Each imaging pixel may include a first sub-pixel that is configured to generate a high light-sensitivity signal and a second sub-pixel that is configured to generate a low light-sensitivity signal. The image sensor may also include a plurality of dark pixels that are shielded from incident light and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be configured to, for each imaging pixel, compare a value based on at least one of the high light-sensitivity signal and the low light-sensitivity signal to a threshold, modify the high light-sensitivity signal for the respective imaging pixel based at least on the low light-sensitivity signal for the respective imaging pixel when the value is less than the threshold, and modify the high light-sensitivity signal for the respective imaging pixel based on at least one dark pixel signal when the value is greater than the threshold.