Global Patent Index - EP 1086578 A1

EP 1086578 A1 20010328 - CMOS INTEGRATION SENSOR WITH FULLY DIFFERENTIAL COLUMN READOUT CIRCUIT FOR LIGHT ADAPTIVE IMAGING

Title (en)

CMOS INTEGRATION SENSOR WITH FULLY DIFFERENTIAL COLUMN READOUT CIRCUIT FOR LIGHT ADAPTIVE IMAGING

Title (de)

CMOS-INTEGRATIONSSENSOR MIT VOLL DIFFERENTIELLER SPALTENAUSLESESCHALTUNG ZUMHELLICHKEITSADAPTIVEN ABBILDEN

Title (fr)

CAPTEUR D'INTEGRATION CMOS COMPRENANT UN CIRCUIT TOTALEMENT DIFFERENTIEL DE LECTURE DE COLONNES AUX FINS D'IMAGERIE ADAPTATIVE A LA LUMIERE

Publication

EP 1086578 A1 20010328 (EN)

Application

EP 99912623 A 19990316

Priority

  • US 9905830 W 19990316
  • US 7817298 P 19980316

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9948281A1] An imager (10) that is better suited for low-light detection capability. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the imager may be easily configured to provide an imager (10) having multi-resolution capability where SNR can be adjusted for optimum low-level detectibility. Multi-resolution signal processing functionality is provided on-chip to achieve high speed imaging, employs an improved pixel binning approach with fully differential circuits situated so that all extraneous and pick-up noise is eliminated. The current implementation requires no frame transfer memory, thereby reducing chip size. The reduction in area enables larger area format light adaptive imager implementations.

IPC 1-7

H04N 3/14

IPC 8 full level

H04N 25/46 (2023.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04N 25/46 (2023.01); H04N 25/616 (2023.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9948281 A1 19990923; AU 3096199 A 19991011; EP 1086578 A1 20010328; EP 1086578 A4 20010926; JP 2002507863 A 20020312; JP 3708824 B2 20051019

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9905830 W 19990316; AU 3096199 A 19990316; EP 99912623 A 19990316; JP 2000537366 A 19990316