A method of reducing interference and an electronic device performing the method are provided. An electronic device may include: a sensor module including at least one sensor configured to identify illuminance of an external environment, a processor operatively connected to the sensor module, and a memory operatively connected to the processor and storing instructions executable by the processor. The processor may be configured to: identify the illuminance in a plurality of frames using the sensor module; determine, based on the illuminance, whether interference is present by an external light source that periodically emits light; identify, based on the illuminance, a light emitting period of the external light source; and control, based on the light emitting period, an operation of the sensor module such that the interference by the external light source does not occur.

A method of reducing interference and an electronic device performing the method are provided. An electronic device may include: a sensor module including at least one sensor configured to identify illuminance of an external environment, a processor operatively connected to the sensor module, and a memory operatively connected to the processor and storing instructions executable by the processor. The processor may be configured to: identify the illuminance in a plurality of frames using the sensor module; determine, based on the illuminance, whether interference is present by an external light source that periodically emits light; identify, based on the illuminance, a light emitting period of the external light source; and control, based on the light emitting period, an operation of the sensor module such that the interference by the external light source does not occur.

Provided are an electronic component mounting package and an electronic device capable of making heat distribution of a curved electronic component mounting portion uniform. The electronic component mounting package (1) includes: a substrate (2) including a first main surface and a second main surface, and one of a recessed portion (2d) and a convex portion (2e) that is arc-shaped in a vertical cross-sectional view and that is provided in the first main surface; and a curved electronic component mounting portion (11), which is provided in the one of the recessed portion (2d) and the convex portion (2e) and on which the bent curved electronic component (10) is mounted. The substrate (2) has a notch (4) in the second main surface such that the notch (4) overlaps with the curved electronic component mounting portion (11) when the substrate (2) is viewed in a plane perspective from the first main surface side.

Respective first signal holding units of a plurality of sets are commonly connected to an input node of an amplification unit of one set via a second transfer unit of a set to which the first signal holding unit corresponds, and respective second signal holding units of the plurality of sets are commonly connected to the input node of the amplification unit of one set via a fourth transfer unit of a set to which the second signal holding unit corresponds.

A solid-state imaging device is capable of simplifying the pixel structure to reduce the pixel size and capable of suppressing the variation in the characteristics between the pixels when a plurality of output systems is provided. A unit cell includes two pixels. Upper and lower photoelectric converters and, transfer transistors and connected to the upper and lower photoelectric converters, respectively, a reset transistor, and an amplifying transistor form the two pixels. A full-face signal line is connected to the respective drains of the reset transistor and the amplifying transistor. Controlling the full-face signal line, along with transfer signal lines and a reset signal line, to read out signals realizes the simplification of the wiring in the pixel, the reduction of the pixel size, and so on.

Disclosed here is a TV system with an integrated wireless power transmitter. The wireless power transmitter enables the TV system to provide a power source in the form of pockets of energy. A wireless power receiver may be coupled to the electrical devices to receive an electrical power source and transfer it to the electrical device. The receivers in the devices may capture energy from the pockets of energy formed by the wireless transmitter component in the TV system in order to power an electrical device.

An imaging apparatus includes a circuit board, a solid-state image sensing device disposed on an upper surface of the circuit board, a lens disposed above and spaced from the solid-state image sensing device, and a lens barrel disposed on the upper surface of the circuit board and that houses the tens. The lens barrel has a leg section which is at least a part of the lens barrel other than a part of the lens barrel housing the lens, and the leg section is connected to the circuit board with an adhesive applied in a large application amount to have a thickness.

Methods and apparatus for implementing a camera having a depth which is less than the maximum length of the outer lens of at least one optical chain of the camera are described. In some embodiments a light redirection device, e.g., a mirror, is used to allow a relatively long optical chain with a relatively large non-circular outer lens. In some embodiments the light redirection device has a depth, e.g., front of camera to back of camera dimension, which is less than the maximum length of the aperture of the outer lens in the aperture's direction of maximum extent. Multiple optical chains with non-circular outer lenses arranged in different directions may and in some embodiments are used to capture images with the captured images being combined to generate a composite image.

An imaging sensor of an imaging reader senses return light from a target to be read by image capture along an imaging axis over a field of view that extends along mutually orthogonal, horizontal and vertical axes. Two aiming light assemblies are offset from the sensor, and direct an aiming light pattern at the target. The pattern has an aiming mark in a central area of the pattern, and a pair of aiming light lines that are collinear along the horizontal axis. The visibility of the aiming mark is enhanced by optically configuring the aiming mark to be different in brightness and/or color and/or size and/or state of existence relative to a remaining area of the pattern. The aiming mark of enhanced visibility constitutes a prominent visual indicator of a center zone of the field of view.

A device for conversion of an analog signal into a digital signal includes a clock signal generator and a ramp generator configured for delivering a rising voltage ramp. A comparator is configured for comparing the value of the analog signal and the value of the voltage ramp and for generating a comparison signal taking a first logical value when the two values are equal. A signal generator is configured for generating a counter signal equal to the inverse of the clock signal if the comparison signal takes its first value while the clock signal is in the high state, or a counter signal equal to the clock signal if the clock signal is in the low state. A counter is configured for counting the number of edges of the counter signal.