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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2021
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hyung June Yoon, Icheon-si, KR;
Dong Jin Lee, Icheon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SK hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 7/486 (2020.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); H04N 25/772 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 7/486 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); H04N 25/772 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensing device and a photographing device including the same are disclosed. The image sensing device includes a pixel array configured to have a first pixel and a second pixel that are different from each other in terms of at least one of an effective measurement distance, temporal resolution, spatial resolution, and unit power consumption, and a timing controller configured to determine whether a distance to a target object is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold distance, and selectively activate any one of the first pixel and the second pixel according to the result of determination.