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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cheng-Yi Andrew Lin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Clemenz Lenard Portmann, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2011.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); H04N 25/13 (2023.01); H04N 13/254 (2018.01); H04N 13/286 (2018.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); H04N 25/705 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/134 (2023.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); H04N 13/254 (2018.05); H04N 13/286 (2018.05); H04N 25/705 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H01L 2224/16145 (2013.01); H01L 2224/16225 (2013.01); H01L 2924/15311 (2013.01); H01L 2924/16151 (2013.01); H01L 2924/16152 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is described that includes an image sensor and a light source driver circuit integrated in a same semiconductor chip package. The image sensor includes visible light pixels and depth pixels. The depth pixels are to sense light generated with a light source drive signal. The light source drive signal is generated with the light source driver circuit.