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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2012
Ren Hau Gu, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih Hsin Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Wen Han Yao, Hsinchu, TW;
Hung Ching Lai, Hsinchu, TW;
Shu Sian Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu Hao Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih Hung LU, Hsinchu, TW;
En Feng Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;
Chi Chieh Liao, Hsinchu, TW;
Ren Hau Gu, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih Hsin Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Wen Han Yao, Hsinchu, TW;
Hung Ching Lai, Hsinchu, TW;
Shu Sian Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu Hao Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih Hung Lu, Hsinchu, TW;
En Feng Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;
Chi Chieh Liao, Hsinchu, TW;
Pixart Imaging Inc., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a sensor matrix including a plurality of sensing elements and a plurality of shutter control lines. Each sensing element includes an electronic shutter and a photo-detector, wherein the electronic shutter controls the exposure time of the photo-detector. Each shutter control line couples to a row or column of the electronic shutters, whereby different rows or columns of the electronic shutters can be independently controlled, and the photo-detectors in the same row or column can have the same exposure time.