Abstract:
An image sensor has a per-column ADC arrangement including first and second capacitors allowing a comparator circuit to perform correlated double sampling. The capacitors are continuously connected to, respectively, the analog pixel signal and a ramp signal without use of a hold operation. The comparator circuit comprises a differential input being connected to the junction of the two capacitors and being biased by a reference signal. The reference signal is preferably sampled and held from a reference voltage. The use of a differential input as first stage of the comparator addresses problems arising from ground voltage bounce when a large pixel array images a scene with low contrast. Connectivity of the differential input stage allows the ramp signal to see a constant capacitive load thus reduce image artifacts referred to as smear.
Abstract:
A multifunctional timer/event counter device includes at least one counter controlled by a clock signal, and a control register including at least one binary number that will at least define a behavior of the counter. The device also includes a function module including at least one synchronization signal reception input and a reception input for at least one function control signal, the function module being capable of modifying the binary number as a function of at least the synchronization signal and the function control signal.
Abstract:
A bandwidth allocator to allocate in real time shared resources of a network on-chip is disclosed. The bandwidth allocator routes data packets between elements of the network in response to requests to access the shared resources. The bandwidth allocator could include a plurality of network interfaces to process the data packets to be routed within the network and a plurality of routers for routing the data packets through the network. A processor, distributed within the routers, controls the routers and the transmission of each data of the data packets through the routers to provide a bandwidth for each data flow. The network interfaces is adapted to fill a header field of each data packet with header field information depending on a requested bandwidth. The processor controls the transmission of the data packets through the routers as a function of the value of the header field information of each data packet.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the filtering and analog/digital conversion of an incoming analog signal including an analog filtering of the incoming analog signal so as to filter the frequency components located outside a desired frequency band, and a conversion of the filtered analog signal to a digital signal. The digital signal is reformatted in a form that is substantially similar, at least in the desired frequency band, to the form of the incoming analog signal. A final digital filtering of the reformatted digital signal is performed so as to filter the frequency components located outside the desired frequency band.
Abstract:
A filtering circuit based on a lattice structure comprising a first and a second input and a first and second output. The circuit further comprises two series impedance and two parallel impedance which each comprises an acoustic resonator associated with two inductive and capacitive components which can be adjusted by a first control value. The second and fourth impedance comprise each an acoustic resonator associated to two inductive and capacitive components which are adjustable by means of a second control value. A control circuit generates the two control values which simultaneously comprise a common mode potential and a differential mode potential which allows the emergence of first and second pass bands which are usable for realizing two different bandpass filters.
Abstract:
An interface device having a first and second data terminal configured for the communication of data in duplex mode, with one of the first and second data terminals always assigned to each direction of the communication, the first and second data terminals configurable during operation such that, in a first mode of operation, the first data terminal is configured to send but not to receive data and the second data terminal is configured to receive but not send data, while in a second mode of operation the first data terminal is configured to receive but not to send data and the second data terminal is configured to send but not to receive data.
Abstract:
A FIFO memory with a frequency f and a size of M n-bit words, to successively store n-bit words received serially at an input and give said words serially at an output in the order in which they are stored, comprises a basic memory with a frequency f/2, capable of simultaneously storing two n-bit words successively received at the input of the FIFO memory. The memory also comprises a storage circuit to store either one n-bit word received at the input of the FIFO memory or simultaneously two n-bit words produced by the basic memory and to produce, at the output OUT of the FIFO memory, one of the words that said storage circuit stores.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit may include an inverter which may include a first transistor of a first conductivity type and a second transistor of a second conductivity type connected in parallel with the first transistor. An input of the inverter may be capable of receiving an oscillating input signal, and which may include an output of the inverter, which is connected to a capacitive device capable of being charged and discharged depending on the state of the first and second transistors being on or off. The inverter may be capable of delivering an oscillating output signal at its output. The integrated circuit may include a selector for transmitting the oscillating output signal and for masking the charging and/or discharging of the capacitive device.
Abstract:
A voltage-level translator circuit including two pairs of branches in parallel, each pair including a low-impedance branch, where the low-impedance branches can be activated or deactivated. A possible application is the voltage level switching of data originating from an integrated circuit.
Abstract:
A barrel for an electrically-controllable variable focal length lens in a button-battery type housing includes a hollow isolating cylindrical tube with an inner diameter substantially equal to that of the lens housing, with one or bumps extending radially towards the inside of the tube and forming bearing surfaces for the lens periphery in a same radial plane. First metallizations extend on at least one of the bearing surfaces and therefrom into first channels formed in the internal wall of the tube towards at least one end of the tube, and second metallizations, each of which forms a contact area on the internal surface of the tube to bear against the lateral surface of the lens and extends towards at least one end of the cylinder.