KR20010067339A - X-y 어드레스가능 mos 이미저 시스템과 그 사용방법, 및 이미지 감지 방법 - Google Patents
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- 증가된 동적 범위를 얻기 위해서 X-Y 어드레스가능 MOS 이미저의 사용 방법에 있어서,복수의 픽셀내의 각각의 픽셀이 감지 노드를 사전결정된 전위로 리셋하는 리셋 메카니즘과 함께, 광검출기, 감지 노드, 및 전하를 상기 광검출기에서 상기 감지 노드로 전달하는 전달 메카니즘을 구비하도록 형성된 복수의 픽셀과 함께, 행렬로 형성되어 있는 픽셀 어레이를 구비한 반도체 기반의 센서로서 상기 X-Y 어드레스가능 이미저를 제공하는 단계와,상기 전달 메카니즘을 통해 상기 광검출기에 대한 적분 주기를 초기화하는 단계와,상기 리셋 메카니즘의 동작에 통해 상기 감지 노드에 대한 적분 주기를 초기화하는 단계와,상기 각각의 적분 주기동안 축적된 상기 감지 노드 및 상기 광검출기 모두로부터 전하를 판독하는 단계를 포함하는 X-Y 어드레스가능 MOS 이미저 사용 방법.
- 동적 범위를 증가시키는 이미지 감지 방법에 있어서,픽셀 각각이 전달 메카니즘을 통해 감지 노드에 결합되도록 구성되어 있는어레이내의 복수의 픽셀과 함께, 기판내에 형성된 센서 어레이를 구비한 반도체 기반의 기판상에 이미저를 배치하는 단계로서, 상기 감지 노드는 리셋 메카니즘과 동작가능하게 접속되어 있는 단계와,신호 프레임 주기동안에 상기 복수의 픽섹 각각내에 감지 노드 적분 주기와 광검출기 적분 주기를 생성하는 단계로서, 상기 감지 노드 적분 주기는 상기 광검출기 적분 주기동안에 상기 광검출기로부터 동작되는 상기 감지 노드상에 전하를 수집하는 단계와,상기 감지 노드상에 축적된 전위 레벨을 샘플링하는 단계와,상기 광검출기의 신호 레벨을 식별하기 위해 사전결정의 전달 함수 세트를 먼저 적용하는 단계와,전달 함수가 상기 샘플링된 전위에 적용가능한지를 식별하는 단계와,상기 광검출기로부터 빛의 강도를 알기 위해서 상기 전달 함수를 두번째로 적용하는 단계를 포함하는 이미지 감지 방법.
- 기판내에 형성된 능동 픽셀 센서 어레이를 구비한 반도체 기반의 기판과,상기 픽셀 각각이 전달 메카니즘을 통해 감지 노드에 결합된 광검출기를 가지도록 구성되어 있는 어레이내의 복수의 픽셀로서, 상기 감지 노드는 리셋 메카니즘에 동작가능하게 접속되어 있는 복수의 픽셀과,신호 프레임 주기동안에 상기 복수의 픽셀 각각내에 감지 노드 적분 주기 및광검출기 적분 주기를 형성하는 수단으로서, 상기 감지 노드 적분 주기는 상기 광검출기 적분 주기동안 상기 광검출기로부터 동작되는 상기 감지 노드상에 전하를 수집하는 형성 수단과,상기 광검출기의 신호 레벨을 식별하는데 사용되는 사전 결정의 전달 함수 세트와,상기 감지 노드상에 축적된 전위 레벨을 판독하는 샘플링 수단과,어느 전달 함수가 상기 샘플링된 전위에 적용가능한 지를 식별하기 위한 결정 수단과,상기 결정 수단에 대응하며, 상기 광검출기로부터 빛의 강도를 알기 위해서 상기 전달 함수를 적용하는 수단을 포함하는 X-Y 어드레스가능 MOS 이미저 시스템.
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