CMOS image sensors for sensor networks

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-51

  Culurciello, Eugenio ^a   Andreou, Andreas G ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Address event; ALOHA; CMOS; Image sensor; Low power imager; Sensor network

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DETECTORS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

ADDRESS-EVENTS; ALOHA; CMOS; LOW-POWER IMAGERS; SENSOR NETWORKS;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 33747236707     PISSN: 09251030     EISSN: 15731979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10470-006-8737-x     Document Type: Article

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