Stacked backside illuminated SPAD array

S Mandai, CL Niclass, N Karasawa, X Fan… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
ABSTRACT A back-illuminated single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) image sensor
includes a sensor wafer stacked vertically over a circuit wafer. The sensor wafer includes …

Stacked backside illuminated SPAD array

S Mandai, CL Niclass, N Karasawa, X Fan… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A back-illuminated single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) image sensor
includes a sensor wafer stacked vertically over a circuit wafer. The sensor wafer includes …

SPAD detector having modulated sensitivity

S Mandai, AKJ McMahon, CL Niclass, T Oggier… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
The sensitivity of one or more single-photon avalanche diodes (SPAD) in a SPAD detector is
modulated over time. The sensitivity of all of the SPADs may be modulated, or the sensitivity …

Linear actuators for use in electronic devices

BW Degner, DH Narajowski, JA Harley… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Embodiments described herein may take the form of an electromagnetic actuator that
produces a haptic output dur ing operation. Generally, an electromagnetic coil is wrapped …

Apportionment of forces for multi-touch input devices of electronic devices

A Bijamov, WC Westerman, Z Gu - US Patent 10,545,604, 2020 - Google Patents
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining the amounts of force applied by
at least two fingers of a user to a touch input device having a touch input surface. In one …

Pixel binning in an image sensor

GA Agranov, C Molgaard, A Bahukhandi… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Pixel binning is performed by summing charge from some pixels positioned diagonally in a
pixel array. Pixel signals output from pixels positioned diagonally in the pixel array may be …

Situationally-aware alerts

TM Miller, HA Pham, JB Morrell… - US Patent 10,609,677, 2020 - Google Patents
An electronic device that provides situationally-aware alerts determines to provide an alert
output (such as haptic, audio, visual, and so on) via an output device, determines a …

Image capture device, pixel, and method providing improved phase detection auto-focus performance

X Li, MC Patel - US Patent 10,440,301, 2019 - Google Patents
US10440301B2 - Image capture device, pixel, and method providing improved phase detection
auto-focus performance - Google Patents US10440301B2 - Image capture device, pixel, and …

Magnetic actuators for haptic response

C Moussette, JS Morrell, P Kessler, S Weiss - US Patent 10,651,716, 2020 - Google Patents
In an embodiment, an actuator or circuit includes elements moveably coupled via bearings
positioned between curved grooves. The bearings and the curves may exert a restorative …

Methods for transferring charge in an image sensor

X Li, X Fan, CC Wan - US Patent 10,943,935, 2021 - Google Patents
Apparatuses and methods for charge transfer in image sensors are disclosed. One example
of an image sensor pixel may include a first charge storage node and a second charge …