Thermal infrared image sensor

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1997-10-22

1999-09-14

Hannaher, Constantine

Radiant energy

Infrared-to-visible imaging

Including detector array

2503384, 25037008, H01L 27146

Patent

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059526599

ABSTRACT:
A thermal type infrared image sensor is provided, the sensor including rows and columns of pixels forming a matrix, each pixel having a thermosensing element connected to a switch, vertical read lines connected to columns of pixels, a vertical reading circuit for extracting, in parallel, signals from rows of pixels in the matrix via the vertical read lines, an accumulator for accumulating signals output from the vertical reading circuit, a horizontal switching device and a horizontal scan circuit for sequentially and serially reading the accumulated signals.

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