ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,212,860, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Guangzhou Tyrafos Semiconductor Technologies Co. Ltd. (Guangzhou, China).

"Image sensor circuit and image sensor device" was invented by Ping-Hung Yin (Hsinchu, Taiwan), Jia-Shyang Wang (Miaoli County, Taiwan) and Dean Wang (Taichung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an image sensor circuit, including a pixel array and a plurality of different control circuits. The pixel array comprises a plurality of pixel circuit groups arranged in an array. Each pixel circuit group comprises a plurality of pixel circuits that generate corresponding sensitivity values over exposure duration. ...