ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,267,612, issued on April 1, was assigned to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho).
"Methods and apparatus for integrated image signal processing" was invented by Fa-Long Luo (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus for performing multi-step image processing using a reconfigurable fabric device (RFD) in place of multiple discrete ICs. In one embodiment, the methods and apparatus operate according to a flexible time-divided schedule, and the processing is configured to process image sensor data by at least: (i) receiving RAW image data, programming an RFD to operate as a first functional unit such as an image ...