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EP1166550A4 - Image sensor's unit cell with individually controllable electronic shutter circuit - Google Patents

Image sensor's unit cell with individually controllable electronic shutter circuit

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Publication number
EP1166550A4
EP1166550A4 EP00907913A EP00907913A EP1166550A4 EP 1166550 A4 EP1166550 A4 EP 1166550A4 EP 00907913 A EP00907913 A EP 00907913A EP 00907913 A EP00907913 A EP 00907913A EP 1166550 A4 EP1166550 A4 EP 1166550A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
image sensor
unit cell
electronic shutter
individually controllable
controllable electronic
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP00907913A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1166550A1 (en
Inventor
Moshe Stark
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Vision Sciences Inc
Original Assignee
Vision Sciences Inc
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Publication date
Application filed by Vision Sciences Inc filed Critical Vision Sciences Inc
Publication of EP1166550A1 publication Critical patent/EP1166550A1/en
Publication of EP1166550A4 publication Critical patent/EP1166550A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H01L27/14609—
    • H01L27/14643—
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
    • H04N25/53—Control of the integration time
    • H04N25/533—Control of the integration time by using differing integration times for different sensor regions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
    • H04N25/57—Control of the dynamic range
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
    • H04N25/57—Control of the dynamic range
    • H04N25/58—Control of the dynamic range involving two or more exposures
    • H04N25/581—Control of the dynamic range involving two or more exposures acquired simultaneously
    • H04N25/583—Control of the dynamic range involving two or more exposures acquired simultaneously with different integration times
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76—Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • H04N25/77—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
EP00907913A 1999-03-04 2000-03-02 Image sensor's unit cell with individually controllable electronic shutter circuit Withdrawn EP1166550A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12188699P 1999-03-04 1999-03-04
US121886P 1999-03-04
US42645299A 1999-10-25 1999-10-25
PCT/IL2000/000129 WO2000052926A1 (en) 1999-03-04 2000-03-02 Image sensor's unit cell with individually controllable electronic shutter circuit
US426452 2003-04-29

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1166550A1 EP1166550A1 (en) 2002-01-02
EP1166550A4 true EP1166550A4 (en) 2005-09-14

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EP00907913A Withdrawn EP1166550A4 (en) 1999-03-04 2000-03-02 Image sensor's unit cell with individually controllable electronic shutter circuit

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP1166550A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2003521836A (en)
AU (1) AU2937300A (en)
WO (1) WO2000052926A1 (en)

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WO2000052926A1 (en) 2000-09-08
JP2003521836A (en) 2003-07-15
EP1166550A1 (en) 2002-01-02
AU2937300A (en) 2000-09-21

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