ATE271294T1 - Cmos bildsensor mit pixelpegelsverstärkungsregelung - Google Patents

Cmos bildsensor mit pixelpegelsverstärkungsregelung

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ATE271294T1
ATE271294T1 AT99964195T AT99964195T ATE271294T1 AT E271294 T1 ATE271294 T1 AT E271294T1 AT 99964195 T AT99964195 T AT 99964195T AT 99964195 T AT99964195 T AT 99964195T AT E271294 T1 ATE271294 T1 AT E271294T1
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image sensor
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variable amplifier
output
amplifier
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AT99964195T
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Boyd Fowler
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Agilent Technologies 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
    • H04N25/767—Horizontal readout lines, multiplexers or registers
    • 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
    • H04N25/75—Circuitry for providing, modifying or processing image signals from the pixel array
    • 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
    • H04N25/78—Readout circuits for addressed sensors, e.g. output amplifiers or A/D converters

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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 Scanning Arrangements (AREA)
  • Color Television Image Signal Generators (AREA)
AT99964195T 1998-12-18 1999-12-09 Cmos bildsensor mit pixelpegelsverstärkungsregelung ATE271294T1 (de)

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US09/216,699 US6757018B1 (en) 1998-12-18 1998-12-18 CMOS image sensor with pixel level gain control
PCT/US1999/029243 WO2000038409A1 (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-09 Cmos image sensor with pixel level gain control

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EP (1) EP1151601B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2002534005A (de)
AT (1) ATE271294T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69918720T2 (de)
TW (1) TW453109B (de)
WO (1) WO2000038409A1 (de)

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