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US 2011/0254987 A1Published application
Cmos image sensor array with integrated non-volatile memory pixels
AssigneeOmniVision Technologies, Inc.
InventorDominic Massetti
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Abstract
An imaging system includes an imaging array and readout circuitry. The imaging array includes image sensor pixels for capturing image data and one or more non-volatile memory (NVM) pixels for storing NVM data. The readout circuitry is coupled to the imaging array to readout the image data and the non-volatile memory data.
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An imaging system, comprising:
- an imaging array including:
- a plurality of image sensor pixels for capturing image data;
- and
- at least one non-volatile memory (“NVM”) pixel for storing NVM data, and
- readout circuitry coupled to the imaging array for reading out the image data and the NVM data.
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A method of operating a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (“CMOS”) image sensor (“CIS”) array having integrated non-volatile memory (“NVM”) pixels and image sensor pixels included within the CIS array, the method comprising:
- programming NVM data into the NVM pixels;
- acquiring image data with the image sensor pixels;
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- reading out a data frame including the NVM data and the image data from the CIS array.
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A system comprising:
- a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (“CMOS”) image sensor (“CIS”) array including a plurality of non-volatile memory (“NVM”) pixels for storing NVM data and a plurality of image sensor pixels for capturing image data;
- readout circuitry coupled to the CIS array for reading out the image data and the NVM data;
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- system logic coupled to receive the NVM data and the image data from the readout circuitry, the system logic enabled to distinguish the NVM data from the image data.
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