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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2025
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inah Moon, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaehyoung Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Shuichi Shimokawa, Suwon-si, KR;
Kawang Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Byeongjoo Song, Suwon-si, KR;
Yeotak Youn, Suwon-si, KR;
Jonghoon Won, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device according to various embodiments may include a camera module. An image sensor of the camera module may include a first pixel group configured to output phase difference data of a first direction and a second pixel group configured to output phase difference data of a second direction. The image sensor according to various embodiments may be configured to obtain the phase difference data for two or more directions without increasing the number of analog-to-digital converting operations. In addition to the embodiment described above, various embodiments are possible.