WO2005120046A3 - Imaging device - Google Patents

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WO2005120046A3
WO2005120046A3 PCT/GB2005/002175 GB2005002175W WO2005120046A3 WO 2005120046 A3 WO2005120046 A3 WO 2005120046A3 GB 2005002175 W GB2005002175 W GB 2005002175W WO 2005120046 A3 WO2005120046 A3 WO 2005120046A3
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imaging device
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radiation
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Jamie Crooks
Mike Towrie
Renato Andrea Danilo Turchetta
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Council Cent Lab Res Councils
Jamie Crooks
Mike Towrie
Renato Andrea Danilo Turchetta
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Priority to US11/628,163 priority Critical patent/US7719589B2/en
Priority to EP05747122A priority patent/EP1762088A2/en
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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
    • H04N25/70—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
    • H04N25/77—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components
    • 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
    • H04N25/772—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components comprising A/D, V/T, V/F, I/T or I/F converters

Abstract

An imaging device comprising an array of pixels fabricated using a microelectronic technology such as CMOS is disclosed. The imaging device provides information regarding rapid increases in incident radiation. The sensor is sensitive to a variable quantity to be imaged, such as visible or non-visible radiation, and a signal representative of the quantity is output. The quantity is measured over a monitoring period, and the timing of the incidence may also be output.
PCT/GB2005/002175 2004-06-02 2005-06-02 Imaging device WO2005120046A2 (en)

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US11/628,163 US7719589B2 (en) 2004-06-02 2005-06-02 Imaging array with enhanced event detection
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