CA1157954A - Monolithically integrated two-dimensional image sensor with a difference forming stage - Google Patents

Monolithically integrated two-dimensional image sensor with a difference forming stage

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CA1157954A
CA1157954A CA000361132A CA361132A CA1157954A CA 1157954 A CA1157954 A CA 1157954A CA 000361132 A CA000361132 A CA 000361132A CA 361132 A CA361132 A CA 361132A CA 1157954 A CA1157954 A CA 1157954A
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charge
transfer
electrodes
oppositely doped
storage capacitors
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Frank Endlicher
Rudolf Koch
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Siemens AG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F39/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
    • H10F39/10—Integrated devices
    • H10F39/12—Image sensors
    • H10F39/18—Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor [CMOS] image sensors; Photodiode array image sensors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/60—Noise processing, e.g. detecting, correcting, reducing or removing noise
    • H04N25/67—Noise processing, e.g. detecting, correcting, reducing or removing noise applied to fixed-pattern noise, e.g. non-uniformity of response
    • 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
    • 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
    • H04N25/767—Horizontal readout lines, multiplexers or registers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
  • Facsimile Heads (AREA)
CA000361132A 1979-09-28 1980-09-26 Monolithically integrated two-dimensional image sensor with a difference forming stage Expired CA1157954A (en)

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DEP2939490.9 1979-09-28
DE19792939490 DE2939490A1 (de) 1979-09-28 1979-09-28 Monolithisch integrierter zweidimensionaler bildsensor mit einer differenzbildenden stufe

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US (1) US4380755A (en, 2012)
EP (1) EP0027881B1 (en, 2012)
JP (1) JPS5657364A (en, 2012)
CA (1) CA1157954A (en, 2012)
DE (1) DE2939490A1 (en, 2012)

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EP0027881B1 (de) 1983-08-17
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