Quantitative study of high dynamic range image sensor architectures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5301, Issue , 2004, Pages 264-275

  Kavusi, Sam ^a   Gamal, Abbas El ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

ADC; Analog front end; CMOS image sensors; High dynamic range; Imagers

Indexed keywords

ANALOG FRONT END; CMOS IMAGE SENSORS; FIXED-PATTERN-NOISE (FPN); HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR);

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 8844248596     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.544517     Document Type: Conference Paper

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