Integrated sensor with frame memory and programmable resolution for
light adaptive imaging
    3.
    发明授权
    Integrated sensor with frame memory and programmable resolution for light adaptive imaging 有权
    具有帧存储器和可编程分辨率的集成传感器,用于光自适应成像

    公开(公告)号:US6057539A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-02

    申请号:US323556

    申请日:1999-06-01

    摘要: An image sensor operable to vary the output spatial resolution according to a received light level while maintaining a desired signal-to-noise ratio. Signals from neighboring pixels in a pixe patch with an adjustable size are added to increase both the image brightness and signal-to-noise ratio. One embodiment comprises a sensor array for receiving input signals, a frame memory array for temporarily storing a full frame, and an array of self-calibration column integrators for uniform column-parallel signal summation. The column integrators are capable of substantially canceling fixed pattern noise.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像传感器,其可操作以根据接收的光电平改变输出空间分辨率,同时保持期望的信噪比。 增加了具有可调大小的像素补片中相邻像素的信号,以增加图像亮度和信噪比。 一个实施例包括用于接收输入信号的传感器阵列,用于临时存储全帧的帧存储器阵列,以及用于统一的列并行信号求和的自校准列积分器的阵列。 列积分器能够基本上消除固定模式噪声。

    Active pixel sensor having intra-pixel charge transfer with analog-to-digital converter
    5.
    发明授权
    Active pixel sensor having intra-pixel charge transfer with analog-to-digital converter 失效
    有源像素传感器具有模数转换器的像素内电荷转移

    公开(公告)号:US06665013B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-16

    申请号:US09305346

    申请日:1999-05-03

    IPC分类号: H04N314

    摘要: An imaging device formed as a monolithic complementary metal oxide semiconductor integrated circuit in an industry standard complementary metal oxide semiconductor process, the integrated circuit including a focal plane array of pixel cells, each one of the cells including a photogate overlying the substrate for accumulating photo-generated charge in an underlying portion of the substrate, a readout circuit including at least an output field effect transistor formed in the substrate, and a charge coupled device section formed on the substrate adjacent the photogate having a sensing node connected to the output transistor and at least one charge coupled device stage for transferring charge from the underlying portion of the substrate to the sensing node and an analog-to-digital converter formed in the substrate connected to the output of the readout circuit.

    摘要翻译: 一种在工业标准互补金属氧化物半导体工艺中形成为单片互补金属氧化物半导体集成电路的成像装置,该集成电路包括像素单元的焦平面阵列,每个单元包括覆盖基板的光栅, 在衬底的底层部分产生的电荷,至少包括形成在衬底中的输出场效应晶体管的读出电路和形成在邻近光栅的衬底上的电荷耦合器件部分,其具有连接到输出晶体管的感测节点, 至少一个电荷耦合器件级,用于将电荷从衬底的下面部分传输到感测节点;以及模拟数字转换器,其形成在连接到读出电路的输出端的衬底中。

    Delta-doped hybrid advanced detector for low energy particle detection
    6.
    发明授权
    Delta-doped hybrid advanced detector for low energy particle detection 有权
    用于低能量粒子检测的三角混合高级检测器

    公开(公告)号:US06346700B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-12

    申请号:US09546837

    申请日:2000-04-11

    IPC分类号: H01L3100

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14634

    摘要: A delta-doped hybrid advanced detector (HAD) is provided which combines at least four types of technologies to create a detector for energetic particles ranging in energy from hundreds of electron volts (eV) to beyond several million eV. The detector is sensitive to photons from visible light to X-rays. The detector is highly energy-sensitive from approximately 10 keV down to hundreds of eV. The detector operates with milliwatt power dissipation, and allows non-sequential readout of the array, enabling various advanced readout schemes.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种三角掺杂混合高级检测器(HAD),其结合了至少四种类型的技术,以产生能量范围从几百电子伏特(eV)到超过几百万eV的能量粒子的检测器。 检测器对从可见光到X射线的光子敏感。 检测器对大约10keV到几百eV的高能量敏感性。 该检测器以毫瓦功率消耗运行,并允许阵列的非顺序读出,实现各种先进的读出方案。

    Integrated infrared and visible image sensors
    7.
    发明授权
    Integrated infrared and visible image sensors 失效
    集成红外和可见图像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06107618A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-22

    申请号:US114338

    申请日:1998-07-13

    IPC分类号: H01L25/16 H01L27/00

    CPC分类号: H01L25/167 H01L2924/0002

    摘要: Semiconductor imaging devices integrating an array of visible detectors and another array of infrared detectors into a single module to simultaneously detect both the visible and infrared radiation of an input image. The visible detectors and the infrared detectors may be formed either on two separate substrates or on the same substrate by interleaving visible and infrared detectors.

    摘要翻译: 半导体成像装置将可见检测器阵列和另一组红外探测器集成到单个模块中,以同时检测输入图像的可见光和红外辐射。 可见光探测器和红外探测器可以通过交错可见光和红外探测器而形成在两个分离的基底上或同一基底上。

    Integrated sensor with frame memory and programmable resolution for light adaptive imaging
    8.
    发明授权
    Integrated sensor with frame memory and programmable resolution for light adaptive imaging 有权
    具有帧存储器的集成传感器和可自适应成像的可编程分辨率

    公开(公告)号:US06787749B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-07

    申请号:US09512145

    申请日:2000-02-23

    IPC分类号: H01L2700

    摘要: An image sensor operable to vary the output spatial resolution according to a received light level while maintaining a desired signal-to-noise ratio. Signals from neighboring pixels in a pixel patch with an adjustable size are added to increase both the image brightness and signal-to-noise ratio. One embodiment comprises a sensor array for receiving input signals, a frame memory array for temporarily storing a full frame, and an array of self-calibration column integrators for uniform column-parallel signal summation. The column integrators are capable of substantially canceling fixed pattern noise.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像传感器,其可操作以根据接收的光电平改变输出空间分辨率,同时保持期望的信噪比。 添加具有可调整尺寸的像素补丁中的相邻像素的信号以增加图像亮度和信噪比。 一个实施例包括用于接收输入信号的传感器阵列,用于临时存储全帧的帧存储器阵列,以及用于统一的列并行信号求和的自校准列积分器的阵列。 列积分器能够基本上消除固定模式噪声。

    Integrated sensor with frame memory and programmable resolution for
light adaptive imaging
    10.
    发明授权
    Integrated sensor with frame memory and programmable resolution for light adaptive imaging 失效
    具有帧存储器和可编程分辨率的集成传感器,用于光自适应成像

    公开(公告)号:US5909026A

    公开(公告)日:1999-06-01

    申请号:US867835

    申请日:1997-06-03

    摘要: An image sensor operable to vary the output spatial resolution according to a received light level while maintaining a desired signal-to-noise ratio. Signals from neighboring pixels in a pixel patch with an adjustable size are added to increase both the image brightness and signal-to-noise ratio. One embodiment comprises a sensor array for receiving input signals, a frame memory array for temporarily storing a full frame, and an array of self-calibration column integrators for uniform column-parallel signal summation. The column integrators are capable of substantially canceling fixed pattern noise.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像传感器,其可操作以根据接收的光电平改变输出空间分辨率,同时保持期望的信噪比。 添加具有可调整尺寸的像素补丁中的相邻像素的信号以增加图像亮度和信噪比。 一个实施例包括用于接收输入信号的传感器阵列,用于临时存储全帧的帧存储器阵列,以及用于统一的列并行信号求和的自校准列积分器的阵列。 列积分器能够基本上消除固定模式噪声。