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System for the automatic analysis of images such as DNA microarray images

US7013033B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

STMicroelectronics SA

Inventors

Paolo Arena · Catania, IT
Luigi Fortuna · Siracusa, IT
Mario Lavorgna · Bacoli, IT
Luigi Occhipinti · Ragusa, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 14, 2001
Grant date	Mar 14, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 26, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V2201/04
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The system can be used for the automatic analysis of images, including a matrix of spots, such as images of DNA microarrays after hybridization. The system can be associated—and preferably integrated in a single monolithic component implementing VLSI CMOS technology—to a sensor for acquiring the images. The system includes a circuit for processing the signals corresponding to the images, configured according to a cellular neural network (CNN) architecture for the parallel analogue processing of signals.

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