Invention Grant
US08908067B2 Imaging systems with digitally controlled analog offset compensation
有权
具有数字控制模拟偏移补偿的成像系统
- Patent Title: Imaging systems with digitally controlled analog offset compensation
- Patent Title (中): 具有数字控制模拟偏移补偿的成像系统
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Application No.: US13556911Application Date: 2012-07-24
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Publication No.: US08908067B2Publication Date: 2014-12-09
- Inventor: Shinichiro Matsuo
- Applicant: Shinichiro Matsuo
- Applicant Address: KY George Town
- Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: KY George Town
- Agency: Treyz Law Group
- Main IPC: H04N9/64
- IPC: H04N9/64 ; H04N5/217 ; H04N5/3745 ; H04N5/365 ; H04N5/374 ; H04N5/378

Abstract:
An image sensor may be provided that includes an image pixel array, analog column circuitry and digital column circuitry. The digital column circuitry may extract a systematic analog signal offset from data received from the analog column circuitry. The digital column circuitry may generate analog signal offset correction values based on the systematic analog signal offsets and provide the analog signal offset correction values to the analog column circuitry. The analog column circuitry may remove signal offsets from subsequently read out image data from the image pixel array using the analog signal offset correction values provided by the digital column circuitry. The image pixel array may include image pixels having color filters of various colors. The digital column circuitry may generate analog signal offset correction values corresponding to each of the various colors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130027578A1 IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH DIGITALLY CONTROLLED ANALOG OFFSET COMPENSATION Public/Granted day:2013-01-31
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