Linear-logarithmic CMOS pixel with tunable dynamic range

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1108-1115

  Vatteroni, Monica ^a   Valdastri, Pietro ^a   Sartori, Alvise ^b   Menciassi, Arianna ^a   Dario, Paolo ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b NeuriCam   (Italy)

Author keywords

CMOS imager; endoscopy; logarithmic response; pixel

Indexed keywords

CMOS IMAGERS; DIGITAL OUTPUT; DYNAMIC RANGE; ENDOSCOPIC APPLICATIONS; FIXED PATTERN NOISE; INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; LINEAR-LOGARITHMIC; LOGARITHMIC COMPRESSION; LOGARITHMIC RESPONSE; M-TECHNOLOGIES; PIXEL ARRAYS; PIXEL NOISE; SIGNAL RANGE; STATE-OF-THE-ART PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL NOISE; TEST CHIPS; THEORETICAL MODELS; TRANSITION POINT;

ENDOSCOPY; ROBOTICS;

PIXELS;

EID: 79953098280     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2011.2106787     Document Type: Article

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