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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Changwoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Dohan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jinmin Bang, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaehun Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an image sensor including a plurality of pixels, an AP processing unit, a memory, and a control unit. Each pixel included in the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of photodiodes and a microlens. The control unit provides at least one of a first piece of AF data and a second piece of AF data to the AF processing unit, and the AF processing unit may execute a first phase autofocus (PAF) operation based on the first piece of AF data or execute a second PAF operation based on the second piece of AF data.