Center of mass detection via an active pixel sensor

    公开(公告)号:US07053929B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-30

    申请号:US10289501

    申请日:2002-11-05

    IPC分类号: H04N5/225

    摘要: An imaging system for identifying the location of the center of mass (“COM”) in an image. In one aspect, an imaging system includes a plurality of photosensitive elements arranged in a matrix. A center of mass circuit coupled to the photosensitive elements includes a resistive network and a normalization circuit including at least one bipolar transistor. The center of mass circuit identifies a center of mass location in the matrix and includes: a row circuit, where the row circuit identifies a center of mass row value in each row of the matrix and identifies a row intensity for each row; a horizontal circuit, where the horizontal circuit identifies a center of mass horizontal value; and a vertical circuit, where the vertical circuit identifies a center of mass vertical value. The horizontal and vertical center of mass values indicate the coordinates of the center of mass location for the image.

    High dynamic range cascaded integration pixel cell
    8.
    发明申请
    High dynamic range cascaded integration pixel cell 有权
    高动态范围级联集成像素单元

    公开(公告)号:US20050168608A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-04

    申请号:US11088978

    申请日:2005-03-24

    申请人: Eric Fossum

    发明人: Eric Fossum

    摘要: A cascaded imaging storage system for a pixel is disclosed for improving intrascene dynamic range. Charges accumulated in a first capacitor spill over into a second capacitor when a charge storage capacity of the first capacitor is exceeded. A third capacitor may also be provided such that charges accumulated by said second capacitor spill over into the third capacitor when the charge storage capacity of the second capacitor is exceeded.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于像素的级联成像存储系统,用于改善内部动态范围。 当超过第一电容器的电荷存储容量时,在第一电容器中积累的电荷溢出到第二电容器中。 也可以提供第三电容器,使得当超过第二电容器的电荷存储容量时,由所述第二电容器累积的电荷溢出到第三电容器中。

    Optimization of alignment among elements in an image sensor
    9.
    发明申请
    Optimization of alignment among elements in an image sensor 有权
    优化图像传感器元件之间的对齐

    公开(公告)号:US20050061951A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-24

    申请号:US10703426

    申请日:2003-11-10

    IPC分类号: H01L27/00

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14627

    摘要: An image sensor is formed with shifts among the optical parts of the sensor and the photosensitive parts of the sensor. The optical parts of the sensor may include a color filter array and/or microlenses. The photosensitive part may include any photoreceptors such as a CMOS image sensor. The shifts allow images to be formed even when the light received at a given pixel location varies in angle of incidence as a function of pixel location within the array. The relative shifts among the pixel components may be, for example, plus or minus some fraction of the pixel pitch. The shift may be variable across the array or may be constant across the array and may be deterministically determined.

    摘要翻译: 在传感器的光学部件和传感器的感光部件之间形成有图像传感器。 传感器的光学部件可以包括滤色器阵列和/或微透镜。 感光部分可以包括诸如CMOS图像传感器的任何光感受器。 即使当在给定像素位置处接收到的光作为阵列内的像素位置的函数的入射角度而变化时,也能够形成图像。 像素分量之间的相对偏移可以是例如像素间距的加或减一些。 该位移可以在阵列上是可变的,或者可以在整个阵列上是恒定的,并且可以是确定性地确定的。

    In-pixel kTC noise suppression using circuit techniques
    10.
    发明申请
    In-pixel kTC noise suppression using circuit techniques 审中-公开
    使用电路技术的像素内kTC噪声抑制

    公开(公告)号:US20080094483A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-24

    申请号:US12000433

    申请日:2007-12-12

    申请人: Eric Fossum

    发明人: Eric Fossum

    IPC分类号: H04N5/228 H04N5/335

    摘要: A circuit and method for reducing kTC noise in CMOS imagers while minimizing power dissipation is disclosed. Correlated double sampling (CDS) is performed within each pixel such that the reset voltage and the integration voltage are sampled and stored within the pixel until the voltages are forwarded to a differential amplifier for subtraction.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种在降低功耗的同时降低CMOS成像器中的kTC噪声的电路和方法。 在每个像素内执行相关双采样(CDS),使得复位电压和积分电压被采样并存储在像素内,直到电压转发到差分放大器以进行减法。