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US 12,756,947 B2Granted
Solid-state imaging device and electronic device
AssigneeSony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
InventorRyoji Eki
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Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes an imager that acquires image data, a processing unit that performs a process based on a neural network calculation model for data based on the image data acquired from the imager, and a control unit that switches between a first process mode of performing a first process at a first frame rate and, based on a result of the first process, a second process mode of performing a second process at a second frame rate.
Claims13
A solid-state imaging device, comprising:
- an imager configured to output image data;
- processing circuitry configured to execute, in a first process mode, a first process using a neural network calculation model based on the outputted image data;
- a pixel array;
- an analog-to-digital converter (ADC);
- a signal processor,
- wherein the ADC, the signal processor, and the processing circuitry are arranged in a layout in order from an upstream side along a flow of a signal read out from the pixel array, wherein the layout reduces power consumption;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- readout the image data from the imager based on a selection of the first process mode;
- start the first process for the readout image data with the neural network calculation model after the readout of the image data from the imager is completed;
- switch between the first process mode and a second process mode based on a result of the first process;
- and
- control execution of a second process that corresponds to the second process mode.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a solid-state imaging device that includes:
- an imager configured to output image data;
- processing circuitry configured to execute, in a first process mode, a first process using a neural network calculation model based on the outputted image data;
- a pixel array;
- an analog-to-digital converter (ADC);
- a signal processor,
- wherein the ADC, the signal processor, and the processing circuitry are arranged in a layout in order from an upstream side along a flow of a signal read out from the pixel array, wherein the layout reduces power consumption;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- readout the image data from the imager based on a selection of the first process mode;
- start the first process for the readout image data with the neural network calculation model after the readout of the image data from the imager is completed;
- switch between the first process mode and a second process mode based on a result of the first process;
- and
- control execution of a second process that corresponds to the second process mode.
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A solid-state imaging device, comprising:
- an imager configured to output image data;
- processing circuitry configured to execute, in a first process mode, a first process using a neural network calculation model based on the outputted image data;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- readout the image data from the imager based on a selection of the first process mode;
- start the first process for the readout image data with the neural network calculation model after the readout of the image data from the imager is completed;
- switch between the first process mode and the second process mode based on a result of the first process;
- and
- control execution of a second process that corresponds to the second process mode
- wherein the controller is further configured to start the first process based on a specific condition that is satisfied, wherein the specific condition indicates that a quantity of light is equal to or larger than a preset threshold, and the image data corresponds to the quantity of the light.
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