公开(公告)号：US10154215B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US15313088

申请日：2015-05-21

Applicant: ams AG

Inventor： Thomas Stockmeier ,  Richard Forsyth ,  Thomas Troxler

IPC: H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H01L23/34 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: The semiconductor image sensor comprises a plurality of pixels (1) with photo sensors (2). At least one heater (4) is integrated with the photo sensors and is arranged in at least one of the pixels or in the vicinity of at least one of the pixels. An appropriate operation of the heater will increase the temperature of the relevant pixel. Thus it is possible to achieve a local compensation of a temperature difference that may be due to the operation of an integrated readout circuit (3) or any other integrated component generating heat.

公开(公告)号：US08774263B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-08

申请号：US13766732

申请日：2013-02-13

Applicant: ams AG

Inventor： Richard Forsyth ,  Thomas Fröhlich ,  Matthias Steiner

IPC: H04L7/04

CPC classification number: H04L27/00 ,  H04B14/023

Abstract: A transmitter (TX) for transmitting a pulse density modulated signal comprises means (SDM) for generating a pulse density modulated input signal (SI) and an encoder (ENC). The encoder (ENC) comprises a first input for receiving the pulse density modulated input signal (SI) and a second input for receiving additional information (AI) comprising at least one data bit. The encoder (ENC) is configured to generate a multi-bit telegram (TG) on the basis of the additional information (AI), the telegram (TG) comprising a predefined bit-sequence, and to replace an appropriate number of consecutive bits of the input signal (SI) with the telegram (TG) in order to generate an output signal (SO).

Abstract translation: 用于发送脉冲浓度调制信号的发射机（TX）包括用于产生脉冲密度调制输入信号（SI）和编码器（ENC）的装置（SDM）。 编码器（ENC）包括用于接收脉冲浓度调制输入信号（SI）的第一输入端和用于接收包括至少一个数据位的附加信息（AI）的第二输入端。 编码器（ENC）被配置为基于附加信息（AI），包括预定义位序列的电报（TG）生成多位电报（TG），并且替换适当数目的连续位 具有电报（TG）的输入信号（SI），以便产生输出信号（SO）。

公开(公告)号：US10819930B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US16171845

申请日：2018-10-26

Applicant: ams AG

Inventor： Thomas Stockmeier ,  Richard Forsyth ,  Thomas Troxler

IPC: H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H01L23/34 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: At least one of the pixels of the image sensor is heated using at least one heater, and the temperature of this pixel is thus increased by a larger degree than the temperature of at least a further one of the pixels.

公开(公告)号：US20190068907A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16171845

申请日：2018-10-26

Applicant: ams AG

Inventor： Thomas Stockmeier ,  Richard Forsyth ,  Thomas Troxler

IPC: H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H01L23/34

CPC classification number: H04N5/3745 ,  H01L23/345 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/3651 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: At least one of the pixels of the image sensor is heated using at least one heater, and the temperature of this pixel is thus increased by a larger degree than the temperature of at least a further one of the pixels.