F4: High-speed image sensor technologies

Abstract

High speed imaging is one of the fastest growing semiconductor markets. Growth is currently driven by consumer and industrial applications such as HD video, slow motion play-back, machine vision, 3D range capture, and robotics. This forum will present chip architectures, circuits, and system-level solutions used in CCD and CMOS image sensors for high speed cameras. Technology topics include photon detection devices, pixel circuits and array readout circuits, A/D converters, image processing and interface circuits presented by world leading experts from industry and academia. The potential applications of this technology will be demonstrated by ultra high speed capture solutions for 3D range imaging and robotics. For advanced applications, techniques for outputing high-throughput pixel data using analog or digital interfaces are described. The forum will conclude with a panel discussion where the attendees have the opportunity to ask questions and to share their views, and this all-day forum encourages open information exchange. The targeted participants are circuit designers and concept engineers working on image sensor and camera system design.