Solid image sensor and image sensing method

A solid-state image and sensor technology, which is applied in the fields of semiconductors, video surveillance, and automobile assisted driving, can solve the problems of increasing the amount of image processing calculations, achieve the effects of increasing the frame rate, saving data transmission bandwidth, and simplifying image processing operations

Pending Publication Date: 2018-01-26
SHENZHEN HORIZON ROBOTICS TECH CO LTD
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When the resolution and frame rate increase, the calculation amount of this image processing also increases sharply, which has exceeded the computing power of the current hardware, and it is difficult to solve this problem only by improving the algorithm
Therefore, although the existing solid-state image sensors have achieved high resolution an

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[0027] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that these examples illustrate only some specific embodiments of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention in any way. For example, although some exemplary embodiments are illustrated below in connection with CMOS image sensors, it should be understood that the principles of the present invention can also be applied to other types of image sensors, such as CCD image sensors.

[0028] figure 1 A structural block diagram of an image sensor 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. Such as figure 1 As shown, the image sensor 100 includes a pixel array 110 having a plurality of pixel units P arranged in an array. Each pixel unit P includes a photoelectric conversion element, such as a photodiode (not shown), that converts optical signals into electrical signals, and various existing pixel struc...

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The invention relates to a solid image sensor and an image sensing method. According to one embodiment, the solid image sensor can comprise a pixel array, an analog-digital converter and an output unit, wherein the pixel array is provided with a plurality of pixel units which are arrayed into rows and lines; each pixel unit is provided with a photo-electricity transforming device for transformingan optical signal into an electrical signal; the analog-digital converter is configured for transforming an analog electrical signal generated by each pixel into a digital signal, thereby obtaining apixel value of each pixel unit; the output unit is configured for outputting pixel values, changing compared with previous-frame pixel values, of the pixel units. According to the solid image sensor and the image sensing method disclosed by the invention, the changed pixel values of the pixels are only transmitted, thereby saving data transmission bandwidth; the frame rate can be improved under the condition of not sacrificing resolution; in addition, the subsequent image processing operation can be simplified, therefore, the solid image sensor and the image sensing method are quietly suitablefor being used in video surveillance, automotive advanced driving assistance systems and the like.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of semiconductors, and more particularly to a solid-state image sensor and image sensing method that can significantly reduce the amount of data transmitted without sacrificing resolution and frame rate, and is therefore particularly suitable for video Monitoring, automotive assisted driving and other fields. Background technique [0002] Solid-state image sensors have been widely used in people's daily life, including such as cameras, cameras on portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, various video surveillance cameras, and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) such as those installed in automobiles. camera etc. Here, "solid-state" means that these image sensors are manufactured based on semiconductor processes. Common solid-state image sensors include a charge-coupled device (CCD) type and a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) type, both of which use a photoelectric conv...

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IPC IPC(8): H04N5/14H04N5/335H04N5/345
Inventor 颜沁睿
Owner SHENZHEN HORIZON ROBOTICS TECH CO LTD
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