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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Jose Tejada, Valencia, ES;
Rafael Dominguez-castro, Seville, ES;
Fernando Medeiro, Seville, ES;
Francisco J. Jimenez, Seville, ES;
Inventors:
Jose Tejada, Valencia, ES;
Rafael Dominguez-Castro, Seville, ES;
Fernando Medeiro, Seville, ES;
Francisco J. Jimenez, Seville, ES;
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/20 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In recent years, the performance of CMOS and CCD image sensors has dramatically improved, and to utilize the improved performance of these sensors, processing circuitry is provided here. This processing circuitry employs a adjustable gain that varies depending on the intensity of the signal from the image sensor so as to reduce noise, reduce area used, and reduce power consumption.