CMOS imaging device with integrated defective pixel correction circuitry
US6396539B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/68
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
What is disclosed is a single integrated circuit having an image sensor for outputting signals representative of input light; a programmable non-volatile memory for storing defective pixel location information; a controller unit for interfacing with the programmable non-volatile memory and accessing the defective pixel location information; and a input/output port for communicating with control and post-processing circuitry.
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