Imaging systems with integrated stereo imagers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8988504-B2
Application number	US-79364510-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2010
Priority date	Jun 3, 2010
Publication date	Mar 24, 2015
Grant date	Mar 24, 2015

Abstract

An imaging system may include an integrated stereo imager that includes first and second imager arrays on a single integrated circuit. Image readout circuitry may be located between the first and second imager arrays and a horizontal electronic rolling shutter may be used to read image data out of the arrays. The layout of the arrays and image readout circuitry on the integrated circuit may help to reduce the size of the integrated circuit while maximizing the baseline separation between the arrays. Memory buffer circuitry may be used to convert image data from the arrays into raster-scan compliant image data. The raster-scan compliant image data may be provided to a host system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stereoscopic camera module for an electronic device, the stereoscopic camera module comprising:
an integrated circuit that comprises:
a first array of image sensing pixels arranged in columns and rows;
a second array of image sensing pixels arranged in columns and rows; and
image readout circuitry located between the first and second arrays using a horizontal electronic rolling shutter that reads image data out of the first and second arrays by readin…

Assignees

• Baer Richard L
• Semiconductor Components Ind

Inventors

• Baer Richard L

Classifications

• H04N25/531

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N25/767

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N13/0239 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/3532

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/3742

  Electricity · mapped topic