An integrating wide dynamic-range image sensor with a logarithmic response

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2423-2428

  Cheng, Hsiu Yu ^a   Choubey, Bhaskar ^a   Collins, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CMOS image sensor; Fixed pattern noise; Temporal noise; Wide dynamic range

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CMOS IMAGE SENSOR; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DYNAMIC RANGE; FIXED PATTERN NOISE; HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEM; INTEGRATION TIME; LOGARITHMIC RESPONSE; RANGE IMAGE SENSOR; REFERENCE VOLTAGES; TEMPORAL NOISE; WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE;

DIGITAL CAMERAS; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; IMAGE SENSORS; INTEGRATION; SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

PIXELS;

EID: 70350705827     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2009.2030614     Document Type: Article

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