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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Walter J Mack, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2502081 ; 348302 ;
Abstract
A focal plane processor, located on the focal plane of an imaging array, allows on-chip imaging and scaling. Computational functions normally achieved by a separate computer may be achieved through the imaging chip itself. This can result in an imager with advanced functionality. Also, additional processing bandwidth provided by the focal plane processor may assist a computer which may receive different image segments from different pixel arrays each having associated focal plane processors.