A computational image sensor with pixel-based integration time control

Abstract

We have been investigating a computational sensor which controls the integration time of every pixel independently. Because the integration time is controlled, higher temporal resolution and wider dynamic range can be achieved. We present a new adaptive integration time image sensor which has 128/spl times/64 pixels. We adopt a column parallel architecture to design the prototype chip. The scheme to control integration time is extended, and pixel pitch, processing speed and power consumption are much improved in comparison with our previous prototype. We show some experimental results obtained with the prototype.