GB2354664B - An improved light sensor and a method of employing the improved light sensor to capture and process image data - Google Patents

An improved light sensor and a method of employing the improved light sensor to capture and process image data

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GB2354664B
GB2354664B GB0101450A GB0101450A GB2354664B GB 2354664 B GB2354664 B GB 2354664B GB 0101450 A GB0101450 A GB 0101450A GB 0101450 A GB0101450 A GB 0101450A GB 2354664 B GB2354664 B GB 2354664B
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light sensor
improved light
capture
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image data
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Ray Hirt
Dung C Nguyen
Roy T Trevino
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Intel Corp
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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
    • 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
GB0101450A 1998-07-31 1999-07-26 An improved light sensor and a method of employing the improved light sensor to capture and process image data Expired - Fee Related GB2354664B (en)

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