Programmable resolution CMOS image sensor
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1. An image sensor comprising:
- a plurality of unit cells, each adapted to generate charge in response to photons incident thereon; and
array elements adapted to sum charge from one or more unit cells at a focal plane of said image sensor.
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Abstract
An image sensor includes a plurality of unit cells, each adapted to generate charge in response to photons incident thereon and array elements adapted to sum charge from one or more unit cells at a focal plane of the image sensor. Alternatively, the array elements may be adapted to change a resolution of the output of the image sensor at its focal plane. The invention includes the method performed by the image sensor.
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44 Claims
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1. An image sensor comprising:
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a plurality of unit cells, each adapted to generate charge in response to photons incident thereon; and
array elements adapted to sum charge from one or more unit cells at a focal plane of said image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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12. An image sensor comprising:
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a plurality of unit cells, each adapted to generate charge in response to photons incident thereon; and
array elements adapted to change a resolution of the output of said image sensor at a focal plane of said image sensor.
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23. A method comprising:
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generating charge in response to photons incident on a plurality of unit cells of an image sensor; and
summing charge from one or more of said unit cells at a focal plane of said image sensor.
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34. A method comprising:
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generating charge in response to photons incident on a plurality of unit cells of an image sensor; and
changing a resolution of the output of said image sensor at a focal plane of said image sensor.
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