Title:
IMAGER WITH ADJUSTABLE RESOLUTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002028095
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A photodetector array includes a plurality of photodetectors (PD1, PD2), preferably photodiodes, coupled to a respective plurality of addressable interface circuits (24). At each pixel, a switching circuit (S1, S2) configures neighboring ones of the photodetectors into pixels by summing multiple photodetector signals into an aggregated pixel output signal. The switching circuit is electronically switchable to aggregate said photodetector signals according to at least two different selectable pixellization schemes with differing resolution.
Inventors:
LOOSE MARKUS
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/029543
Publication Date:
June 06, 2002
Filing Date:
September 20, 2001
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Assignee:
INNOVATIVE TECH LICENSING LLC (US)
International Classes:
H01L27/146; H04N5/343; H04N5/347; (IPC1-7): H04N3/15
Foreign References:
| EP0757476A2 | 1997-02-05 | |||
| US5574275A | 1996-11-12 |
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 14 5 March 2001 (2001-03-05)
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