Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sparse lock-in pixels for high ambient controller tracking
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Application No.: US16542104Application Date: 2019-08-15
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Publication No.: US10972684B1Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Andrew Matthew Bardagjy , Manoj Bikumandla
- Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/03
- IPC: G06F3/03 ; H04N5/33 ; H01L27/146 ; G02B27/01

Abstract:
An image sensor includes a two-dimensional array of active pixels, where each active pixel in the two-dimensional array of active pixels includes a respective photodiode. The image sensor also includes a plurality of lock-in pixels at two or more regions of the two-dimensional array. Each of the plurality of lock-in pixels includes two pixel elements that share a common photodiode. Each pixel element of the two pixel elements in a lock-in pixel includes a charge storage node and a switch configured to receive a respective control signal to selectively connect the respective charge storage node to the common photodiode.
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