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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Inventor:
Eric R. Fossum, Wolfeboro, NH (US);
Assignee:
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/571 (2023.01); H04N 25/581 (2023.01); H04N 25/772 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/571 (2023.01); H04N 25/573 (2023.01); H04N 25/581 (2023.01); H04N 25/772 (2023.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments provide an apparatus and method wherein the non-linearity of the response of a multi-bit QIS is controllable (e.g., selectively variable) by dynamically choosing the bit depth n during A/D conversion, and/or later (i.e., post-conversion) by firmware and/or software.