Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Transchip, Inc.

Samsung Semiconductor Israel R&d Center (sirc)

Yair Elmakias

Tiberiu Galambos

Miriam Fraenkel

Ben Furman

Ilia Antsiferov

Alexander Shnayder

German Voronov

Eugene Fainstain

Alex Shnayder

Nadav Melamud

Tiberiu C Galambos

According to the invention, a system for dynamically scaling bias current on an imaging system is disclosed. In the invention an image sensor capable of producing at least a two-dimensional image and capable of at least two modes of operation is equipped with a control unit. The control unit determines a digital output for each of the modes of operation of the imaging system and outputs the digital outputs to a converter. The converter converts the digital output from the control unit to a bias current and provides this output to an analog and or mixed signal circuit associated with the imaging system that has operating characteristics that may be varied by the application of different bias currents.

Systems and methods for dynamic current scaling of analog functions in an imager

Systems, methods and devices related to detecting and transmitting images. Imaging system and devices, as well as methods of using such that are provided herein include flicker detection and/or correction; and/or built-in self test associated with various analog circuitry in the imaging devices; and/or power reduction ability; and/or pixels with charge evacuation functionality; and/or parallel to serial conversion unit and associated serial output interface; and/or other advanced functionality.

CMOS imager for cellular applications and methods of using such

Systems, methods and devices related to detection and transmitting images. Imaging systems and devices, as well as methods of using such that are provided herein include flicker detection and/or correction; and/or built-in self test associated with various analog circuitry in the imaging devices; and/or power reduction ability; and/or pixels with charge evacuation functionality; and/or a parallel to serial conversion unit and associated serial output interface; and/or other advanced functionality.

Built-in self test for a CMOS imager

Systems, methods and devices related to detecting and transmitting images. Imaging systems and devices, as well as methods of using such that are provided herein include flicker detection and/or correction; and/or built-in self test associated with various analog circuitry in the imaging devices; and/or power reduction ability; and/or pixels with charge evacuation functionality; and/or a parallel to serial conversion unit and associated serial output interface; and/or other advanced functionality.

Cmos imager for cellular applications and methods of using such

The pixel includes a reset element () used in relation to charging a light sensitive element (). Further, the pixel includes a charge evacuation element () for dissipating charge build up about the reset element. Dissipation of the charge results in a reduction of noise at the output of the pixel.

Pixel sensor with charge evacuation element and systems and methods for using such

An image capture device includes a focusing lens, a light sensor array having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix of rows and columns and a plurality of optical components. Each optical component is configured to focus light on a light-sensing portion of one of the pixels. The locations of the optical components define a grid of parallel and perpendicular lines and a line spacing of the grid varies as a function of a distance from an optical axis of the focusing lens.

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