Jae Yong Lim

US Patent:

20130026384, Jan 31, 2013

Filed:

Oct 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/278019

Inventors:

Dongsoo Kim - San Jose CA, US
Jae Eun Lim - Boise ID, US

International Classification:

H01L 27/148
H01L 31/16

US Classification:

250393, 257225, 250395, 257E2715

Abstract:

Electronic devices may include time-of-flight image pixels. A time-of-flight image pixel may include first and second charge storage regions coupled to a photosensor and a transfer transistor with a gate terminal coupled to the first storage region. An electronic device may further include a light pulse emitter configured to emit pulses of light to be reflected by objects in a scene. Reflected portions of the emitted pulses of light may be captured along with background light by the time-of-flight image pixels. Time-of-flight image pixels may be configured sense the time-of-flight of the reflected portions of the emitted pulses. The electronic device may include processing circuitry configured to use the sensed time-of-flight of the reflected portions to generate depth images of a scene. Depth images may include depth-image pixel values that contain information corresponding to the distance of the objects in the scene from the electronic device.

Address:

6408 Pne Mdw Cir, Stockton, CA 95219

VIN:

5FNRL38737B419392

Make:

HONDA

Model:

ODYSSEY

Year:

2007