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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Feng-Chien Hsieh, Pingtung, TW;
Yun-Wei Cheng, Taipei, TW;
Kuo-Cheng Lee, Tainan, TW;
Cheng-Ming Wu, Tainan, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/894 (2020.01); H10F 39/00 (2025.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/894 (2020.01); H10F 39/014 (2025.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01); H10F 39/811 (2025.01);
Abstract
A pixel array may include a group of time-of-flight (ToF) sensors. The pixel array may include an image sensor comprising a group of pixel sensors. The image sensor may be arranged among the group of ToF sensors such that the image sensor is adjacent to each ToF sensor in the group of ToF sensors.