High dynamic range CMOS imager technologies for biomedical applications

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 281-289

  Graf, Heinz Gerd ^a   Harendt, Christine ^a   Engelhardt, Thorsten ^a   Scherjon, Cor ^a   Warkentin, Karsten ^a   Richter, Harald ^a   Burghartz, Joachim N ^a  

^a Institut fur Mikroelektronik Stuttgart   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endoscopes; High dynamic range; Image sensors; Retinal implants

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHASE SHIFTERS; SENSORS;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOMEDICAL MARKETS; BLIND HUMANS; BUILDING SENSORS; CCD IMAGERS; CMOS ACTIVE PIXELS; CMOS APS; CMOS IMAGER; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; ENDOSCOPES; HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE; IMAGER CHIPS; LIFE STYLES; LOGARITHMIC RESPONSES; NEW OPPORTUNITIES; RETINAL IMPLANTS;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 58149229434     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2008.2007437     Document Type: Conference Paper

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