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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2024
Omnivision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sangjoo Lee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andreas Suess, San Jose, CA (US);
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Hybrid image sensors with multiple operating modes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a pixel arrangement includes a first photosensor, a first floating diffusion, a second photosensor, a second floating diffusion, and a mode switch. The mode switch can include (a) a first switch selectively coupling the second floating diffusion to the first floating diffusion, and (b) a second switch configured to selectively couple the second floating diffusion to event vision sensor (EVS) readout circuitry. The mode switch can be used to transition the pixel arrangement between (i) a first mode in which the pixel arrangement is controllable to output intensity information corresponding to first light incident on the first photosensor and/or second light incident on the second photosensor, and (ii) a second mode in which the pixel arrangement is controllable to output contrast information corresponding to the first light and/or the second light.