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SK hynix was granted a patent for a new image sensor design.

What happened

In October 2026 SK hynix patented a multi-array image-sensing structure for cameras and other devices that capture digital images.

Source

patents.google.comOct 13, 2026

US patent US12765090

Image sensing device

Abstract

Disclosed is an image sensing device, including: a plurality of pixel arrays, and the pixel arrays include: a first pixel array including a plurality of first unit pixels, and a second pixel array disposed to surround the first pixel array and including a plurality of second unit pixels, and the first unit pixel includes a plurality of photodiodes, and each photodiode of the first unit pixel is connected to a different transfer transistor.

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Grant date
Oct 13, 2026
Inventors
Jae Hyung Jang
Patent number
US12765090
Assignee
SK HYNIX INC.

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Details

Primary CPC class
H10F 39/8037
USPTO assignee
SK HYNIX INC.
What the invention does
A camera sensor that surrounds a central pixel area with another pixel array and gives each central light detector its own transfer switch.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Consumer Technology
  • Engineering

Technologies named

  • image sensors
  • pixel arrays
  • photodiodes
  • camera hardware

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