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Sensor pixel array and separated array of storage and accumulation with parallel acquisition and readout wherein each pixel includes storage sites and readout nodes

US8829408B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MESA Imaging AG · CH

Inventors

Thierry Oggier · Zürich, CH
Bernhard Buettgen · Adliswil, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2012
Grant date	Sep 9, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 26, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/894
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A demodulation image sensor, such as used in time of flight (TOF) cameras, performs the acquisition and readout of the pixels in parallel. This is used to avoid motion artifacts due to samplings performed separated in time.

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