CA1164555A - Photodetector signal control - Google Patents
Photodetector signal controlInfo
- Publication number
- CA1164555A CA1164555A CA000366767A CA366767A CA1164555A CA 1164555 A CA1164555 A CA 1164555A CA 000366767 A CA000366767 A CA 000366767A CA 366767 A CA366767 A CA 366767A CA 1164555 A CA1164555 A CA 1164555A
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
- H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
- H04N23/71—Circuitry for evaluating the brightness variation
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
- H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
- H04N23/73—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene by influencing the exposure time
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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
- H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
- H04N25/53—Control of the integration time
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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
- H04N25/71—Charge-coupled device [CCD] sensors; Charge-transfer registers specially adapted for CCD sensors
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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
- H04N25/71—Charge-coupled device [CCD] sensors; Charge-transfer registers specially adapted for CCD sensors
- H04N25/713—Transfer or readout registers; Split readout registers or multiple readout registers
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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
- H04N25/71—Charge-coupled device [CCD] sensors; Charge-transfer registers specially adapted for CCD sensors
- H04N25/72—Charge-coupled device [CCD] sensors; Charge-transfer registers specially adapted for CCD sensors using frame transfer [FT]
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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
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- H10F39/12—Image sensors
- H10F39/15—Charge-coupled device [CCD] image sensors
- H10F39/158—Charge-coupled device [CCD] image sensors having arrangements for blooming suppression
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
- Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
- Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
- Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
- Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US123,636 | 1980-02-22 | ||
| US06/123,636 US4321486A (en) | 1980-02-22 | 1980-02-22 | Photodetector signal control in charge transfer device imager |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1164555A true CA1164555A (en) | 1984-03-27 |
Family
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA000366767A Expired CA1164555A (en) | 1980-02-22 | 1980-12-15 | Photodetector signal control |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US4321486A (en, 2012) |
| JP (1) | JPS56133628A (en, 2012) |
| CA (1) | CA1164555A (en, 2012) |
| DE (1) | DE3105910A1 (en, 2012) |
| FR (1) | FR2476916A1 (en, 2012) |
| GB (1) | GB2070332B (en, 2012) |
Families Citing this family (10)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS56154880A (en) * | 1980-04-30 | 1981-11-30 | Toshiba Corp | Solid-state image sensor |
| JPS5737888A (en) * | 1980-08-19 | 1982-03-02 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Photo detector |
| DE3044341C2 (de) * | 1980-11-25 | 1984-10-25 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Fototransistor |
| JPS5793782A (en) * | 1980-12-02 | 1982-06-10 | Canon Inc | Solid-state image pickup device having storage time controlling function |
| US4488163A (en) * | 1981-01-19 | 1984-12-11 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Highly isolated photodetectors |
| GB8219853D0 (en) * | 1982-07-14 | 1995-04-12 | British Aerospace | Image sensing |
| JPS60254770A (ja) * | 1984-05-31 | 1985-12-16 | Fujitsu Ltd | イメージセンサ |
| US4684798A (en) * | 1985-10-03 | 1987-08-04 | Honeywell Inc. | Performance improvement for camera autofocus |
| DE69129008T2 (de) * | 1990-07-02 | 1998-08-20 | Varian Associates | Röntgenstrahlentherapiesimulator |
| US5436476A (en) * | 1993-04-14 | 1995-07-25 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | CCD image sensor with active transistor pixel |
Family Cites Families (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| JPS5721904B2 (en, 2012) * | 1973-10-03 | 1982-05-10 | ||
| JPS5339211B2 (en, 2012) * | 1973-10-26 | 1978-10-20 | ||
| US3931463A (en) * | 1974-07-23 | 1976-01-06 | Rca Corporation | Scene brightness compensation system with charge transfer imager |
| US4087833A (en) * | 1977-01-03 | 1978-05-02 | Reticon Corporation | Interlaced photodiode array employing analog shift registers |
| US4139784A (en) * | 1977-08-02 | 1979-02-13 | Rca Corporation | CCD Input circuits |
| US4271240A (en) * | 1977-12-27 | 1981-06-02 | Braun Engineering Company | Lobed preparatory blank for cold extruding a cup-shaped article with hollow polygonal interior |
| JPS54154382A (en) * | 1978-05-25 | 1979-12-05 | Canon Inc | Photo sensor device |
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1980
- 1980-02-22 US US06/123,636 patent/US4321486A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1980-12-15 CA CA000366767A patent/CA1164555A/en not_active Expired
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1981
- 1981-02-17 GB GB8104947A patent/GB2070332B/en not_active Expired
- 1981-02-18 DE DE19813105910 patent/DE3105910A1/de active Granted
- 1981-02-20 JP JP2483381A patent/JPS56133628A/ja active Granted
- 1981-02-20 FR FR8103453A patent/FR2476916A1/fr active Granted
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| DE3105910C2 (en, 2012) | 1989-09-28 |
| FR2476916B1 (en, 2012) | 1985-03-29 |
| GB2070332A (en) | 1981-09-03 |
| US4321486A (en) | 1982-03-23 |
| GB2070332B (en) | 1984-01-04 |
| JPS56133628A (en) | 1981-10-19 |
| FR2476916A1 (fr) | 1981-08-28 |
| JPH0449054B2 (en, 2012) | 1992-08-10 |
| DE3105910A1 (de) | 1981-12-24 |
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