Dual ported memory for digital image sensor

An image sensor, comprising:

• a sensor array, fabricated in an integrated circuit, generating samples representing one or more images of a scene, the image sensor further comprising a first data bus having a first bus width;
• a processor including a data bus having a second bus width having a second bus width that is not identical to the first bus width, wherein the controller is fabricated in the integrated circuit;
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• a data memory, in communication with the sensor array and for storing values representative of the samples, including means for accommodating both the first and the second data bus widths, wherein the data memory is fabricated in the integrated circuit.

An image sensor, comprising:

• a sensor array generating samples representing one or more images of a scene, the image sensor further including a data bus having a first bus speed and/or operating voltage, wherein the sensor array is fabricated in an integrated circuit;
• a controller for manipulation of values in a data memory, the controller further comprising a data bus having a second bus speed and/or operating voltage that is not the same of that of the sensor array bus speed and/or operating voltage, wherein the controller is fabricated in the integrated circuit;
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• a data memory, in communication with the sensor array, for storing values representative of the signals, the data memory further comprising means for accommodating both the first and the second data bus speeds and/or operating voltages, wherein the data memory is fabricated in the integrated circuit.