Three-dimensional LADAR module with alignment reference insert circuitry comprising high density interconnect structure
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1. An electronic circuit comprising:
- a sensor configured to convert photons into an output signal; and
a processing module including at least two layers, wherein each of the at least, two layers comprises a channel that is configured to convert the output signal into an image data set including at least one digital bit;
wherein each channel includes;
a reference insert circuit configured to insert a user-defined reference point at a position in the image data set; and
a reference point synchronization circuit configured to synchronize the user-defined reference point with another user-defined reference point from another layer.
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Abstract
A 3-D LADAR imaging system incorporating stacked microelectronic layers is provided. A reference insert circuit inserts data into the FIFO registers at a preselected location to provide a reference point at which all FIFO shift register data may be aligned to accommodate for timing differences between layers and channels. The bin data representing the photon reflections from the various target surfaces are read out of the FIFO and processed using appropriate circuitry such as a field programmable gate array to create a synchronized 3-D point cloud for creating a 3-D target image.
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1. An electronic circuit comprising:
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a sensor configured to convert photons into an output signal; and a processing module including at least two layers, wherein each of the at least, two layers comprises a channel that is configured to convert the output signal into an image data set including at least one digital bit; wherein each channel includes; a reference insert circuit configured to insert a user-defined reference point at a position in the image data set; and a reference point synchronization circuit configured to synchronize the user-defined reference point with another user-defined reference point from another layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic circuit comprising:
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a sensor configured to convert photons into an output signal; and a processing module including a stack of integrated circuit layers, wherein a first layer from the stack of integrated circuit layers comprises; a channel configured to convert the output signal into an image data set including at least one digital bit; a storage circuit configured to store the image data set; a reference insert circuit configured to selectively insert a user-defined reference point at a pre-determined position in the image data set; and a reference point synchronization circuit configured to synchronize the image data set with another image data set from another layer of the stack of integrated circuit layers using the user-defined reference point. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method comprising:
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converting detected photons into an output signal; converting the output signal into an image data set at a first integrated circuit layer of a processing module, wherein the image data set includes at least one digital bit; inserting a first user-defined reference point at a position in the image data set; and synchronizing the first user-defined reference point with a second user-defined reference point associated with a second integrated circuit layer of the processing module. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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