公开(公告)号：US10057521B1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US15234636

申请日：2016-08-11

Applicant: Sandia Corporation

Inventor： Marcos O. Sanchez ,  Liam D. Claus ,  Gideon Robertson ,  John L. Porter, Jr. ,  Sean Pearson ,  Kurt Wessendorf ,  Tom Gurrieri ,  Thomas Hill ,  Andrew Montoya ,  Doug Trotter

IPC: H04N5/374 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/378

CPC classification number: H04N5/374 ,  H01L27/14634 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/37452 ,  H04N5/3765

Abstract: A high-speed CMOS camera includes an array of pixel circuits coupled to a photodiode array, an oscillator circuit, and a pattern generator circuit. The pattern generator circuit includes a high speed shift register and a non-overlap generator. The shift register is programmable to produce a pulse train of trigger pulses that defines an interframe and a frame's shutter duration. The non-overlap generator deserializes the incoming pulse train of trigger pulses, and it produces a time-separated reset pulse based on the pulse train of trigger pulses. The shift register is configured to permit the frame durations and the interframe times to be selected arbitrarily over specified ranges in increments of a basic time unit that depends on the oscillator period.

公开(公告)号：US09116249B1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-25

申请号：US14192688

申请日：2014-02-27

Applicant: Sandia Corporation

Inventor： Liam D. Claus ,  Mark S. Derzon ,  Randolph R. Kay ,  Todd Bauer ,  Douglas Chandler Trotter ,  Michael David Henry

IPC: G01T1/20 ,  G01T1/16 ,  G01T1/24 ,  G01T3/00 ,  G01T3/06 ,  G01T3/08

CPC classification number: G01T1/16 ,  G01T1/2006 ,  G01T1/24 ,  G01T3/00 ,  G01T3/008 ,  G01T3/06 ,  G01T3/08

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting radiation is provided. In embodiments, at least one sensor medium is provided, of a kind that interacts with radiation to generate photons and/or charge carriers. The apparatus also includes at least one electrode arrangement configured to collect radiation-generated charge from a sensor medium that has been provided. The apparatus also includes at least one photodetector configured to produce an electrical output in response to photons generated by radiation in such a sensor medium, and an electronic circuit configured to produce an output that is jointly responsive to the collected charge and to the photodetector output. At least one such electrode arrangement, at least one such photodetector, and at least one such sensor medium are combined to form an integral unit.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于检测辐射的装置。 在实施例中，提供至少一种与辐射相互作用以产生光子和/或电荷载体的传感器介质。 该装置还包括配置成从已经提供的传感器介质收集辐射产生的电荷的至少一个电极装置。 该装置还包括至少一个光电检测器，其被配置为响应于在这种传感器介质中由辐射产生的光子而产生电输出;以及电子电路，被配置为产生联合响应所收集的电荷和光电检测器输出的输出。 至少一个这样的电极布置，至少一个这样的光电检测器和至少一个这样的传感器介质被组合以形成整体单元。