AU2002228606A1 - Digital pixel sensor and frame store imager - Google Patents

Digital pixel sensor and frame store imager

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AU2002228606A1
AU2002228606A1 AU2002228606A AU2860602A AU2002228606A1 AU 2002228606 A1 AU2002228606 A1 AU 2002228606A1 AU 2002228606 A AU2002228606 A AU 2002228606A AU 2860602 A AU2860602 A AU 2860602A AU 2002228606 A1 AU2002228606 A1 AU 2002228606A1
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imager
pixel sensor
digital pixel
frame store
store
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Milton B. Dong
Richard F Lyon
Richard B. Merrill
Richard M. Turner
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Foveon Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76—Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • H04N25/77—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components
    • H04N25/772—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components comprising A/D, V/T, V/F, I/T or I/F converters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N3/00—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages
    • H04N3/10—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical
    • H04N3/14—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices
    • H04N3/15—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices for picture signal generation
    • H04N3/155—Control of the image-sensor operation, e.g. image processing within the image-sensor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
    • H04N25/57—Control of the dynamic range
    • H04N25/571—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response
    • H04N25/573—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response the logarithmic type

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Analogue/Digital Conversion (AREA)
AU2002228606A 2000-11-28 2001-11-27 Digital pixel sensor and frame store imager Abandoned AU2002228606A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09/724,258 US6525304B1 (en) 2000-11-28 2000-11-28 Circuitry for converting analog signals from pixel sensor to a digital and for storing the digital signal
US09/724,258 2000-11-28
PCT/US2001/043159 WO2002045404A2 (en) 2000-11-28 2001-11-27 Digital pixel sensor and frame store imager

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