PROGRAMMABLE STATE MACHINE
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180343409A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-29

    申请号:US15990124

    申请日:2018-05-25

    申请人: IMEC VZW

    摘要: An image sensor comprises: an array (102) of pixels (104) arranged in rows and columns; readout circuitry (110) for reading out image information from pixels (104) in the array (102) of pixels (104); signal lines (112) for providing control signals to the pixels (104) in the array (102) and/or the readout circuitry (110); a programmable sequence controller (114) configured to control the control signals provided on the signal lines (112), said programmable sequence controller (114) comprising: at least one programmable signal controlling state machine (140), which is configured to define a sequence of states and to define control parameters for the states in the sequence, wherein the control parameters include the control signals to be provided on at least one signal line (112) for controlling at least one of a row of pixels (104) or the readout circuitry (110).

    IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND MOBILE APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20180332276A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-15

    申请号:US15968405

    申请日:2018-05-01

    摘要: Provided is an imaging device including a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged to form a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, each of the plurality of pixels generates signals in accordance with an incident light; a first output line and a second output line that are arranged corresponding to each of the plurality of columns of the pixel array and transmit signals output from the pixels arranged on a corresponding column; a scanning unit that drives the pixel array so as to output signals from at least two of the pixels arranged on different rows of a single column respectively to the first output line and the second output line; and an output line control unit that provide potentials that are different from each other to the first output line and the second output line, respectively, in a test mode.

    SHIFTED BINNING IN X-RAY SENSORS
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180146143A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-24

    申请号:US15568233

    申请日:2015-04-22

    发明人: Henk DERKS

    摘要: The present invention is related to an image sensor and to a method for operating such sensor. The sensor of the invention comprises a pair of butted sensor tiles, each sensor tile comprising a pixel array comprising a plurality of rows and columns of photosensitive pixels.By constructing first row groups using at least one imaginary row, a different center-to-center distance exists between the different row groups than that which is obtained in prior art devices. More in particular, the construction according to the present invention allows the center positions of the rows to lie on a regular grid thereby lowering the geometrical distortion of the resulting image.

    CIRCUIT FOR READING A SENSOR HAVING A PIXEL MATRIX WITH ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION HAVING A HIGH ACQUISITION RATE, AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING SUCH A CIRCUIT

    公开(公告)号:US20180139401A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-17

    申请号:US15569083

    申请日:2016-05-11

    申请人: PYXALIS

    发明人: Christian LIABEUF

    IPC分类号: H04N5/378 H04N5/374 H04N5/376

    摘要: A circuit for reading a pixel matrix array comprises, for each column of pixels of the matrix array: voltage-to-delay converting circuits receiving, on an input, a voltage value representative of the voltage of a read conductor of a respective column of pixels of the matrix array and delivering as output a binary signal called a comparative signal, this signal switched at a time dependent on the input voltage value; frequency-multiplying circuits, one for each of the voltage-to-delay converting circuits, receiving as input a primary clock signal and delivering as output secondary clock signals of multiplied frequency; and binary counters, receiving, on a first input, a the secondary clock signal, and, on a second input, a the binary comparative signal and counting at a rate dictated by the secondary clock signal until the binary comparative signal switches. An image sensor comprising a matrix array of pixels, in particular active pixels, and a read circuit is also provided.