Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging systems with signal chain verification circuitry
- Patent Title (中): 具有信号链验证电路的成像系统
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Application No.: US13872665Application Date: 2013-04-29
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Publication No.: US08953047B2Publication Date: 2015-02-10
- Inventor: Tore Martinussen
- Applicant: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Applicant Address: KY George Town
- Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: KY George Town
- Agency: Treyz Law Group
- Agent Kendall P. Woodruff; Michael H. Lyons
- Main IPC: H04N17/00
- IPC: H04N17/00 ; H04N5/367

Abstract:
An imaging system may include an array of image pixels and verification circuitry. The verification circuitry may inject a test voltage into the pixel signal chain of a test pixel. The test voltage may be output on a column line associated with the column of pixels in which the test pixel is located. The test signal may be provided to a column ADC circuit for conversion from an analog test signal to a digital test signal. Verification circuitry may compare the digital output test signal with a predetermined reference signal to determine whether the imaging system is functioning properly (e.g., to determine whether column ADC circuits or other circuit elements in the pixel signal chain are functioning properly). If the output test signals do not match the expected output signals, the imaging system may be disabled and/or a warning signal may be presented to a user of the system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130293724A1 IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH SIGNAL CHAIN VERIFICATION CIRCUITRY Public/Granted day:2013-11-07
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