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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2004
William J. Parrish, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Naseem Y. Aziz, Goleta, CA (US);
Eric A. Kurth, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John D. Schlesselmann, Goleta, CA (US);
William J. Parrish, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Naseem Y. Aziz, Goleta, CA (US);
Eric A. Kurth, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John D. Schlesselmann, Goleta, CA (US);
Indigo Systems Corporation, Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for microbolometer focal plane arrays are disclosed. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, microbolometer focal plane array circuitry is disclosed for a microbolometer array having shared contacts between adjacent microbolometers. Various techniques may be applied to compensate for non-uniformities, such as for example, to allow operation over a calibrated temperature range.