Minimum height CMOS image sensor
First Claim
1. A CMOS image sensor for a camera assembly comprising:
- a sensor die having opposing faces, an upper face and a lower face;
the sensor die having components on the upper face comprising;
a sensor array having a first set and a second set of opposing sides;
the first set being a top edge and a bottom edge, the second set being a first edge and a second edge, the sensor array being substantially centered on the sensor die;
an analog-to-digital conversion module;
the analog-to-digital conversion module being disposed in two submodules, each submodule disposed adjacent to the sensor array and positioned on opposing sides of the sensor array selected from the first set and the second set;
a digital logic circuit forming a first row;
a timing and clock control circuit;
an analog signal processing circuit;
the timing and clock control circuit and the analog signal processing circuit being adjacent and forming a second row; and
the first row and the second row having similar dimensions and being disposed on opposite sides of the second set of opposing sides.
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Abstract
A CMOS image sensor for a camera assembly is provided, having a sensor die with opposing faces, an upper face, and a lower face. On the upper face, the sensor die is provided with a sensor array, an analog-to-digital conversion module, a digital logic circuit, and a timing and clock control circuit. The sensor array is substantially centered on the sensor die. The analog-to-digital conversion module is split into two submodules. Each submodule is disposed adjacent to the sensor array and positioned on opposing sides of the sensor array. The digital logic circuit forms a first row. The timing and clock control circuit and the analog signal processing circuit are adjacent and form a second row. The first and second rows have similar dimensions and are disposed on opposite sides of the sensor array.
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1. A CMOS image sensor for a camera assembly comprising:
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a sensor die having opposing faces, an upper face and a lower face; the sensor die having components on the upper face comprising; a sensor array having a first set and a second set of opposing sides;
the first set being a top edge and a bottom edge, the second set being a first edge and a second edge, the sensor array being substantially centered on the sensor die;an analog-to-digital conversion module;
the analog-to-digital conversion module being disposed in two submodules, each submodule disposed adjacent to the sensor array and positioned on opposing sides of the sensor array selected from the first set and the second set;a digital logic circuit forming a first row; a timing and clock control circuit; an analog signal processing circuit; the timing and clock control circuit and the analog signal processing circuit being adjacent and forming a second row; and the first row and the second row having similar dimensions and being disposed on opposite sides of the second set of opposing sides. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A CMOS image sensor for a camera assembly comprising:
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a sensor die having opposing faces, an upper face and a lower face, the sensor die having opposing vertical edges; the sensor die having components on the upper face comprising; a sensor array having a first set and a second set of opposing sides;
the first set being a top edge and a bottom edge, the first set being parallel to the opposing vertical edges of the sensor die, the second set being a first edge and a second edge, the sensor array being substantially centered between the opposing vertical edges on the sensor die;an analog-to-digital conversion module;
the analog-to-digital conversion module being disposed adjacent to the sensor array and positioned in a row between one of the vertical edges of the sensor die and one of the second set of opposing sides of the sensor array;a digital logic circuit forming a first row; a timing and clock control circuit; an analog signal processing circuit; the timing and clock control circuit and the analog signal processing circuit being adjacent and forming a second row; and the first row and the second row having similar dimensions, the first and second row being disposed on opposite sides of the second set of opposing sides. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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