Dual panel pixel readout in an imager

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2011-04-12

2011-04-12

Henn, Timothy J (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Solid-state image sensor

C348S296000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07924337

ABSTRACT:
An imager having two panels of pixels (i.e., the imager's rows of pixels are split into two panels) that are controllable by separate row decoders. The dual panel architecture allows pipelining of pixel readout and column readout operations to improve the imager's frame rate. The dual panel architecture may use a standard pixel configuration, a shared column and/or a shared row and column configuration.

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