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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Sharp Semiconductor Innovation Corporation, Tenri, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Semiconductor Innovation Corporation, Tenri, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/77 (2006.01); H04N 23/88 (2023.01); H04N 25/10 (2023.01); H10F 39/00 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/77 (2013.01); H04N 23/88 (2023.01); H04N 25/10 (2023.01); H10F 39/8023 (2025.01);
Abstract
A solid-state imaging element synthesizes luminance signals and chrominance signals to obtain an image. The solid-state imaging element includes a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels. Each of the plurality of second pixels has a spectral response characteristic in white. The solid-state imaging element generates the chrominance signals, using output signals from the plurality of first pixels. The solid-state imaging element generates the luminance signals, using output signals from the plurality of second pixels, without using the output signals from the plurality of first pixels.