A 160 × 120-pixels range camera with in-pixel correlated double sampling and fixed-pattern noise correction

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1672-1681

  Perenzoni, Matteo ^a   Massari, Nicola ^a   Stoppa, David ^a   Pancheri, Lucio ^a   Malfatti, Mattia ^a   Gonzo, Lorenzo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D camera; CMOS; correlated double sampling; high speed imager; image sensor; non uniformity correction; range finding; three dimensional image sensor; time of flight

Indexed keywords

3D CAMERA; CMOS; CORRELATED DOUBLE SAMPLING; HIGH-SPEED; NONUNIFORMITY CORRECTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES; TIME OF FLIGHT;

CAMERAS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; IMAGE SENSORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MIM DEVICES; OPTICAL TESTING; SENSORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PIXELS;

EID: 79959736809     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2011.2144130     Document Type: Conference Paper

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