DE69920687D1 - Bildsensor mit erweitertem dynamikbereich - Google Patents

Bildsensor mit erweitertem dynamikbereich

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DE69920687D1
DE69920687D1 DE69920687T DE69920687T DE69920687D1 DE 69920687 D1 DE69920687 D1 DE 69920687D1 DE 69920687 T DE69920687 T DE 69920687T DE 69920687 T DE69920687 T DE 69920687T DE 69920687 D1 DE69920687 D1 DE 69920687D1
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image sensor
dynamic range
extended dynamic
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A Levine
J Sauer
J Mccaffrey
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Digital Imaging Systems GmbH
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N3/00—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages
    • H04N3/10—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical
    • H04N3/14—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices
    • 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
    • H04N25/57—Control of the dynamic range
    • H04N25/571—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response
    • H04N25/575—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response with a response composed of multiple slopes
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
DE69920687T 1998-05-29 1999-05-28 Bildsensor mit erweitertem dynamikbereich Expired - Lifetime DE69920687T2 (de)

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US09/087,087 US6040570A (en) 1998-05-29 1998-05-29 Extended dynamic range image sensor system
US87087 1998-05-29
PCT/US1999/012045 WO1999062244A1 (en) 1998-05-29 1999-05-28 Extended dynamic range image sensor system

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US (2) US6040570A (de)
EP (1) EP1082849B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2002517135A (de)
KR (1) KR100552946B1 (de)
AU (1) AU4409999A (de)
DE (1) DE69920687T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1999062244A1 (de)

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