Imec Vzw

Roeland Vandebriel

Geert Van Der Plas

Vladimir Cherman

David San Segundo Bello

An image sensor comprises: an array () of pixels () arranged in rows and columns; readout circuitry () for reading out image information from pixels () in the array () of pixels (); signal lines () for providing control signals to the pixels () in the array () and/or the readout circuitry (); a programmable sequence controller () configured to control the control signals provided on the signal lines (), said programmable sequence controller () comprising: at least one programmable signal controlling state machine (), which is configured to define a sequence of states and to define control parameters for the states in the sequence, wherein the control parameters include the control signals to be provided on at least one signal line () for controlling at least one of a row of pixels () or the readout circuitry ().

Programmable state machine

An assembly including a carrier substrate and at least one group of interconnected integrated circuit modules mounted thereon is disclosed. The modules are provided with a connection for transmitting a clock signal through the group of interconnected modules. The modules are also provided with digital input ports and output ports and a logic circuit configured for identifying the position of the modules in the group on the basis of a count of the clock pulses, and on the basis of the logic state of the input and output ports. In one aspect, a method involves the transfer of a token in the form of one or more logic states, through the group of modules, from a first module to a last module, resulting in the identification of all modules in a progressive manner.

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Leuven, Belgium

Roeland Vandebriel