公开(公告)号：US20120133794A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-31

申请号：US12956470

申请日：2010-11-30

申请人： Christopher Dean Silsby

发明人： Christopher Dean Silsby

IPC分类号： H04N5/76

CPC分类号： H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/2176 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/44508

摘要： This is generally directed to systems and methods for providing shiftable column circuitry for a pixel array of an imaging system. Columns of a pixel array can be switchably coupled (e.g., through multiplexers) to their default column circuitry as well as coupled to one or more instances of a neighboring column's column circuitry. In response to an instance of default column circuitry being identified as defective, its corresponding column may “shift” and choose to couple to the neighboring column circuitry. Similarly, all following columns may also shift and couple to a neighboring column circuitry. In some embodiments, the defective column circuitry can be identified during wafer testing and identifying information (e.g., an address) of the defective column circuitry stored in memory. The identifying information may then be accessed from memory and, during an image signal readout phase, used to suitably shift the columns to avoid the defective column circuitry.

摘要翻译： 这通常涉及用于为成像系统的像素阵列提供可移位列电路的系统和方法。 像素阵列的列可以可切换地耦合（例如，通过多路复用器）到其默认列电路，并且耦合到相邻列的列电路的一个或多个实例。 响应于默认列电路被识别为有缺陷的实例，其对应列可以“移位”并选择耦合到相邻列电路。 类似地，所有后续列也可以移位并耦合到相邻列电路。 在一些实施例中，可以在晶片测试期间识别缺陷列电路，并识别存储在存储器中的缺陷列电路的信息（例如，地址）。 然后可以从存储器访问识别信息，并且在图像信号读出阶段期间，用于适当地移位列以避免有缺陷的列电路。

公开(公告)号：US07960767B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-14

申请号：US11250323

申请日：2005-10-15

申请人： Bond Yu-Pong Ying ,  Christopher Dean Silsby

发明人： Bond Yu-Pong Ying ,  Christopher Dean Silsby

IPC分类号： H01L23/52

CPC分类号： H01L27/14634

摘要： The present invention provides providing a substrate, forming a sensor array on the substrate, forming a structured array of uncommitted logic surrounding the sensor array on the substrate, and providing electrical interconnects to the structured array of uncommitted logic, wherein the structured array of uncommitted logic forms functions that support the operation of the sensor array.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了提供一种衬底，在衬底上形成传感器阵列，形成围绕衬底上的传感器阵列的未提供的逻辑的结构化阵列，以及提供与未提交逻辑的结构化阵列的电互连，其中未提交逻辑的结构化阵列 形成支持传感器阵列操作的功能。

公开(公告)号：US08830334B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-09

申请号：US12956470

申请日：2010-11-30

申请人： Christopher Dean Silsby

发明人： Christopher Dean Silsby

IPC分类号： H04N5/228 ,  H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/222

CPC分类号： H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/2176 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/44508

摘要： This is generally directed to systems and methods for providing shiftable column circuitry for a pixel array of an imaging system. Columns of a pixel array can be switchably coupled (e.g., through multiplexers) to their default column circuitry as well as coupled to one or more instances of a neighboring column's column circuitry. In response to an instance of default column circuitry being identified as defective, its corresponding column may “shift” and choose to couple to the neighboring column circuitry. Similarly, all following columns may also shift and couple to a neighboring column circuitry. In some embodiments, the defective column circuitry can be identified during wafer testing and identifying information (e.g., an address) of the defective column circuitry stored in memory. The identifying information may then be accessed from memory and, during an image signal readout phase, used to suitably shift the columns to avoid the defective column circuitry.

摘要翻译： 这通常涉及用于为成像系统的像素阵列提供可移位列电路的系统和方法。 像素阵列的列可以可切换地耦合（例如，通过多路复用器）到其默认列电路，并且耦合到相邻列的列电路的一个或多个实例。 响应于默认列电路被识别为有缺陷的实例，其对应列可以“移位”并选择耦合到相邻列电路。 类似地，所有后续列也可以移位并耦合到相邻列电路。 在一些实施例中，可以在晶片测试期间识别缺陷列电路，并识别存储在存储器中的缺陷列电路的信息（例如，地址）。 然后可以从存储器访问识别信息，并且在图像信号读出阶段期间，用于适当地移位列以避免有缺陷的列电路。

公开(公告)号：US07643056B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-05

申请号：US11079401

申请日：2005-03-14

申请人： Christopher Dean Silsby

发明人： Christopher Dean Silsby

IPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  G08B13/19658 ,  G08B13/19684

摘要： A motion detecting camera system includes a portable motion detection device having an image sensor for detecting motion within a field of view of the motion detection device and automatically generating a digital image of a scene within the field of view upon detection of motion. The motion detection device includes a cellular telephone transmitter for transmitting cellular telephone communications. The camera system includes a base unit having a display screen. The motion detection device is configured to automatically transmit the digital image via the transmitter to the base unit for display on the display screen.

摘要翻译： 运动检测照相机系统包括具有用于检测运动检测装置的视野内的运动的图像传感器的便携式运动检测装置，并且在检测到运动时自动生成视场内的场景的数字图像。 运动检测装置包括用于发送蜂窝电话通信的蜂窝电话发射机。 相机系统包括具有显示屏的基座单元。 运动检测装置被配置为经由发送器将数字图像自动发送到基本单元以在显示屏上显示。

公开(公告)号：US07586076B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-08

申请号：US11533816

申请日：2006-09-21

申请人： Christopher Dean Silsby

发明人： Christopher Dean Silsby

IPC分类号： H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/3745 ,  H01L27/14609

摘要： One or more dummy pixels of an image sensor device IC are modified to include programming circuitry that enables them to be used as non-volatile memory. Dummy pixels are non-imaging pixels that already exist in image sensor ICs and are addressable using the same circuitry that is used to address the imaging array of the IC. Therefore, there are no additional processing steps and no additional cost associated with implementing the dummy pixels or circuitry for addressing the dummy pixels in the IC. One or more of these non-imaging dummy pixels are modified to make the dummy pixels programmable to enable the pixels to store logic 1 bits and logic 0 bits.

摘要翻译： 图像传感器装置IC的一个或多个虚拟像素被修改为包括能使它们被用作非易失性存储器的编程电路。 虚拟像素是图像传感器IC中已经存在的非成像像素，并且可使用用于寻址IC成像阵列的相同电路来寻址。 因此，没有额外的处理步骤，并且没有与实现用于寻址IC中的虚拟像素的虚拟像素或电路相关联的附加成本。 这些非成像虚拟像素中的一个或多个被修改以使得虚拟像素可编程以使像素能够存储逻辑1位和逻辑0位。

公开(公告)号：US20080073488A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-27

申请号：US11533816

申请日：2006-09-21

申请人： Christopher Dean Silsby

发明人： Christopher Dean Silsby

IPC分类号： H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/3745 ,  H01L27/14609

摘要： One or more dummy pixels of an image sensor device IC are modified to include programming circuitry that enables them to be used as non-volatile memory. Dummy pixels are non-imaging pixels that already exist in image sensor ICs and are addressable using the same circuitry that is used to address the imaging array of the IC. Therefore, there are no additional processing steps and no additional cost associated with implementing the dummy pixels or circuitry for addressing the dummy pixels in the IC. One or more of these non-imaging dummy pixels are modified to make the dummy pixels programmable to enable the pixels to store logic 1 bits and logic 0 bits.

摘要翻译： 图像传感器装置IC的一个或多个虚拟像素被修改为包括能使它们被用作非易失性存储器的编程电路。 虚拟像素是图像传感器IC中已经存在的非成像像素，并且可使用用于寻址IC成像阵列的相同电路来寻址。 因此，没有额外的处理步骤，并且没有与实现用于寻址IC中的虚拟像素的虚拟像素或电路相关联的附加成本。 这些非成像虚拟像素中的一个或多个被修改以使得虚拟像素可编程以使像素能够存储逻辑1位和逻辑0位。