Patents Assigned to CHRONOCAM
  • Dynamic, single photodiode pixel circuit and operating method thereof
    Patent number: 9967479
    Abstract: The invention relates to pixel circuit and an operating method thereof, comprising a front-end circuit comprising a single photodiode and having an output, said front-end circuit being configured for delivering on said output a photoreceptor signal derived from a light exposure of said single photodiode; a transient detector circuit configured for detecting a change in said photoreceptor signal delivered on said output; an exposure measurement circuit configured for measuring said photoreceptor signal delivered on said output upon detection by the transient detector circuit of a change in the photoreceptor signal. The invention also relates to an image sensor comprising a plurality of pixel circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: CHRONOCAM
    Inventors: Daniel Matolin, Christoph Posch
  • DYNAMIC, SINGLE PHOTODIODE PIXEL CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180098003
    Abstract: The invention relates to pixel circuit and an operating method thereof, comprising a front-end circuit comprising a single photodiode and having an output, said front-end circuit being configured for delivering on said output a photoreceptor signal derived from a light exposure of said single photodiode; a transient detector circuit configured for detecting a change in said photoreceptor signal delivered on said output; an exposure measurement circuit configured for measuring said photoreceptor signal delivered on said output upon detection by the transient detector circuit of a change in the photoreceptor signal. The invention also relates to an image sensor comprising a plurality of pixel circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: CHRONOCAM
    Inventors: Daniel Matolin, Christoph Posch
  • DYNAMIC, SINGLE PHOTODIODE PIXEL CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160227135
    Abstract: The invention relates to pixel circuit and an operating method thereof, comprising a front-end circuit comprising a single photodiode and having an output, said front-end circuit being configured for delivering on said output a photoreceptor signal derived from a light exposure of said single photodiode; a transient detector circuit configured for detecting a change in said photoreceptor signal delivered on said output; an exposure measurement circuit configured for measuring said photoreceptor signal delivered on said output upon detection by the transient detector circuit of a change in the photoreceptor signal. The invention also relates to an image sensor comprising a plurality of pixel circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: CHRONOCAM
    Inventors: Daniel Matolin, Christoph Posch