ATE356438T1 - Cmos bildsensor und verfahren zur ansteuerung eines cmos bildsensors mit erhöhtem dynamikbereich - Google Patents

Cmos bildsensor und verfahren zur ansteuerung eines cmos bildsensors mit erhöhtem dynamikbereich

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ATE356438T1
ATE356438T1 AT02735398T AT02735398T ATE356438T1 AT E356438 T1 ATE356438 T1 AT E356438T1 AT 02735398 T AT02735398 T AT 02735398T AT 02735398 T AT02735398 T AT 02735398T AT E356438 T1 ATE356438 T1 AT E356438T1
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photodiode
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Elko Doering
Joachim Grupp
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Asulab Sa
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    • 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
    • H04N25/571—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response
    • H04N25/573—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response the logarithmic type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/14—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation
    • H01L27/144—Devices controlled by radiation
    • H01L27/146—Imager structures
    • H01L27/14601—Structural or functional details thereof
    • H01L27/14609—Pixel-elements with integrated switching, control, storage or amplification elements
    • 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
    • H04N25/771—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components comprising storage means other than floating diffusion

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  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
AT02735398T 2001-06-08 2002-05-31 Cmos bildsensor und verfahren zur ansteuerung eines cmos bildsensors mit erhöhtem dynamikbereich ATE356438T1 (de)

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US (1) US7349018B2 (de)
EP (2) EP1265291A1 (de)
AT (1) ATE356438T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2002310751A1 (de)
DE (1) DE60218674T2 (de)
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