Image sensor with interleaved image output

Details Image sensor with interleaved image output Image sensor with interleaved image output

2007-06-19

2007-06-19

Ye, Lin (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Combined image signal generator and general image signal...

C348S231600, C348S305000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10236515

ABSTRACT:
An image sensor with a light reader circuit coupled to a pixel array. The light reader circuit retrieves a first image and a second image generated by the pixel array. The image sensor may also include a memory controller and/or data interface that transfers the first and second images to an external device in an interleaving manner.

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