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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2021
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Alexander Hunt, Tygelsjö, SE;
Fredrik Dahlgren, Lund, SE;
Andreas Kristensson, Södra Sandby, SE;
Héctor Caltenco, Oxie, SE;
Magnus Olsson, Klagshamn, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A monolithic image sensor () comprising: a pixel area () sensitive to electromagnetic irradiation and comprising a first pixel area () comprising an array of synchronous first image sensor pixels () and further comprising a second pixel area () comprising hybrid second image sensor pixels (), a change detector area () comprising multiple asynchronous change detectors (), and a synchronous intensity read-out circuitry (). A first photoreceptor () of a respective first image sensor pixel () is electrically coupled to the synchronous intensity read-out circuitry (). A second photoreceptor () of a respective hybrid second image sensor pixel () is electrically coupled to the synchronous intensity read-out circuitry () with a first connection () and electrically coupled to a respective asynchronous change detector () out of the multiple asynchronous change detectors () with a second connection (). The change detector area () is a distinct part of the image sensorwhich is separate from the pixel area ().