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US 2019/0293764 A1Published application
Apparatus and method
AssigneeSony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
InventorsDaniel Van Nieuwenhove, Ward van Der Tempel
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Abstract
An apparatus has an illumination layer having an array of a plurality of illuminators, and a circuit layer having one or more drivers for controlling the plurality of illuminators. The laser layer and the circuit layer overlap at least partially, and each driver of the one or more drivers controls at least one illuminator of the plurality of illuminators.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an illumination layer including an array of a plurality of illuminators;
- and
- a circuit layer including one or more drivers for controlling the plurality of illuminators;
- wherein
- the illumination layer and the circuit layer overlap at least partially;
- and wherein
- each driver of the one or more drivers controls at least one illuminator of the plurality of illuminators.
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A method comprising:
- illuminating, with illumination light originating from an illuminator apparatus, a scene, and
- acquiring an image of the scene;
- wherein
- the illuminator apparatus comprises:
- an illumination layer including an array of a plurality of illuminators, and
- a circuit layer including one or more drivers for controlling the plurality of illuminators, wherein
- the illumination layer and the circuit layer overlap at least partially, and wherein
- each driver of the one or more drivers controls at least one illuminator of the plurality of illuminators.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.