High dynamic range CMOS image sensor with pixel level ADC and in-situ image enhancement

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5677, Issue , 2005, Pages 67-77

  Harton, Austin V ^a   Ahmed, Mohamed I ^a   Beuhler, Allyson ^a   Castro, Francisco ^b   Dawson, Linda M ^a   Herold, Barry W ^a   Kujawa, Gregory ^a   Lee, King F ^a   Mareachen, Russell D ^a   Scaminaci, Tony J ^a  

^a MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^b McAndrews Held and Malloy Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CMOS IMAGE SENSORS; CONTRAST STRETCHING; IN-SITU IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; OFF-CHIP;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; COMPARATOR CIRCUITS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SENSORS; IN SITU PROCESSING; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PHOTOCURRENTS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 21944441371     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.586394     Document Type: Conference Paper

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