Integrated CMOS active pixel digital camera

An image sensor device comprising:

• a silicon substrate having a plurality of CMOS circuit formed thereon;
• a pixel array having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns formed within the substrate;
• a timing control logic block formed within the substrate;
• a row addressing circuit formed within the substrate and operatively connected to each the pixel array and the timing control circuit, the row addressing circuit having a row bus that provides address lines to each row in the pixel array;
• a column addressing circuit formed within the substrate;
• a pixel timing circuit formed within the substrate;
• a signal processing circuit contained within the substrate;
• wherein the pixel array, timing control logic block, row addressing circuit, column addressing circuit, pixel timing circuit, and signal processing circuit all are disposed on the substrate and can cooperatively operate to direct all imaging functions independent of external control;
• and
• a serial control interface circuit having bi-directional communication coupled to external computational means for provision of commands used by the sensor to generate address and control signals to the sensor device, the interface circuit being operatively coupled the timing control logic, the pixel timing circuit, the row addressing circuit and the column addressing circuit.