A DPS array with programmable resolution and reconfigurable conversion time

IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-22

  Bermak, Amine ^a,b   Yung, Yat Fong ^c  

^a IEEE   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c PROMAX Technology Ltd   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CMOS imager; Digital pixel sensor (DPS); Programmable resolution

Indexed keywords

CMOS IMAGER; DIGITAL PIXEL SENSOR (DPS); PROGRAMMABLE RESOLUTION;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; POLYMERS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SENSORS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 33644971011     PISSN: 10638210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVLSI.2005.863193     Document Type: Article

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