Patent ID: 11863893
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An image sensor, comprising:
a pixel array comprising a first pixel group and a second pixel group, wherein each of the first pixel group and the second pixel group comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; and
a row driver configured to provide a plurality of transmission control signals to the pixel array,
wherein the first pixel group comprises a first auto-focus (AF) pixel comprising a plurality of photodiodes arranged in a first direction, wherein the plurality of pixels of the first pixel group output a pixel signal through a first column line,
wherein the second pixel group comprises a second AF pixel comprising a plurality of photodiodes arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the plurality of pixels of the second pixel group output a pixel signal through a second column line,
wherein the first AF pixel of the first pixel group and the second AF pixel of the second pixel group receive same transmission control signals,
wherein the first pixel group further comprises a second AF pixel, and the second pixel group further comprises a first AF pixel, and
wherein the second AF pixel of the first pixel group and the first AF pixel of the second pixel group receive a same transmission control signal.