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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
May. 22, 2023
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Kai Yau Mok, Cupertino, CA (US);
Marko Mlinar, Horjul, SI;
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
An image sensor may perform hybrid pixel binning. In pixel binning, pixel values from multiple pixels are combined into a single representative binning value. In a hybrid pixel binning scheme, different pixel groups may be binned in different ways in a single image sensor. When the range of values in a pixel group is low (indicating a flat surface), a mean or median binning scheme may be used. When the range of values in a pixel group is high (indicating an edge), a spatial weighting binning scheme may be used. When a pixel group has an intermediate range, a blend of the median/mean and spatial weighting may be used to avoid undesired blinking in the binning output. The hybrid binning scheme may reduce noise while still preserving high-frequency detail.