DE69841597D1 - Verfahren und vorrichtungen zur verbesserung der bildqualität in einem bildsensor - Google Patents

Verfahren und vorrichtungen zur verbesserung der bildqualität in einem bildsensor

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DE69841597D1
DE69841597D1 DE69841597T DE69841597T DE69841597D1 DE 69841597 D1 DE69841597 D1 DE 69841597D1 DE 69841597 T DE69841597 T DE 69841597T DE 69841597 T DE69841597 T DE 69841597T DE 69841597 D1 DE69841597 D1 DE 69841597D1
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Bart Dierickx
Spyros Kavadias
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Semiconductor Components Industries LLC
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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
    • H04N25/60—Noise processing, e.g. detecting, correcting, reducing or removing noise
    • H04N25/67—Noise processing, e.g. detecting, correcting, reducing or removing noise applied to fixed-pattern noise, e.g. non-uniformity of response
    • H04N25/671—Noise processing, e.g. detecting, correcting, reducing or removing noise applied to fixed-pattern noise, e.g. non-uniformity of response for non-uniformity detection or correction
    • H04N25/677—Noise processing, e.g. detecting, correcting, reducing or removing noise applied to fixed-pattern noise, e.g. non-uniformity of response for non-uniformity detection or correction for reducing the column or line fixed pattern noise
    • 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
    • H04N25/767—Horizontal readout lines, multiplexers or registers
    • 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
    • H04N25/78—Readout circuits for addressed sensors, e.g. output amplifiers or A/D converters
    • 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

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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)
DE69841597T 1997-09-22 1998-09-22 Verfahren und vorrichtungen zur verbesserung der bildqualität in einem bildsensor Expired - Lifetime DE69841597D1 (de)

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EP97870143 1997-09-22
EP97870170 1997-10-24
PCT/BE1998/000139 WO1999016238A1 (en) 1997-09-22 1998-09-22 Devices and methods for improving the image quality in an image sensor

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US (1) US7289148B1 (de)
EP (1) EP0940031B1 (de)
AU (1) AU9246598A (de)
DE (1) DE69841597D1 (de)
WO (1) WO1999016238A1 (de)

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