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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 07, 2023
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Chanyoung Jang, Pohang-si, KR;

Hee Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Minkyu Sun, Suwon-si, KR;

Youngjun Song, Seoul, KR;

Wooseok Choi, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 25/589 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14629 (2013.01); H04N 23/672 (2023.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 25/589 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01);
Abstract

An operating method of an imaging device comprising a plurality of shared pixels that share a floating diffusion node and each comprising sub-pixels covered by a micro-lens. The method involves generating a capture image from the plurality of shared pixels that receive light reflected from an object; compensating for the capture image using static phase information based on misalignment of the micro lens of each of the plurality of shared pixels; performing auto exposure control based on the compensation of the capture image; performing auto focus control based on the compensated capture image; and generating an output image by processing the compensated capture image.


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