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Single substrate camera device with CMOS image sensor

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  • US 7,369,166 B2
  • Filed: 04/15/2003
  • Issued: 05/06/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A single chip camera device, comprising:

  • a substrate, having integrated thereon an image acquisition portion and a control portion, both of which are formed using a logic family that is compatible with CMOS;

    said image acquisition portion including an array of photoreceptors arranged in rows and columns;

    a charge storage element, associated with each said column;

    said control portion including a signal controlling device, controlling said photoreceptors to output their signals, and a timing circuit integrated within the same substrate that houses the array of photoreceptors, controlling a timing of operation of said array of photoreceptors;

    said control portion including common logic elements to control all pixels on a selected row to sample said all pixels onto said charge storage elements substantially simultaneously.

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