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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2002
Hirofumi Yamashita, Yokohama, JP;
Charles G. Sodini, Belmont, MA (US);
Hirofumi Yamashita, Yokohama, JP;
Charles G. Sodini, Belmont, MA (US);
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image input section and a signal processing section are provided. The image input section includes an array of pixel in which a plurality of pixels having a CMOS type photoelectric converting element for converting incident light to an electric signal are arranged in a matrix, and a data read-out circuit having the same number of A/D converters as the number of the pixels arranged in one row of the array of pixel and serving to convert the analog signal converted by the pixels into a digital signal and to output the digital signal. The signal processing section includes plurality of processors. Each of the processors includes a plurality of processing elements (PE) provided on the A/D converter provided in the data read-out circuit by one to one. Moreover, a plurality of PEs provided in each of the processors have the same data processing function in the same processor. Furthermore, the PEs in the processor carry out a signal processing in parallel in response to an instruction.