Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed technologies are capable of calculating a boundary value N as a function of a parameter M; for each of M first-level partitions of a set of data records, building an index for use by a downstream application by (i) building N second-level partitions using the key; indexing the N second-level partitions to produce N micro-shards; determining a value of a number of tiers parameter, T, and, for each tier, a value of a partitions per merge parameter PMT, merging the N micro-shards using T tiers and, for each tier, PMT partitions per merge, distributed across a plurality of host machines; where M, N, T, and PMT are each a positive integer and a value of M is determined based on the downstream application.

Abstract: A sensor system includes a pixel array, column units and a compensation circuit. The pixel array is configured to provide pixel column data. The column units are configured to generate an offset data out signal from the pixel column data. The offset data out signal includes digital offsets. The compensation circuit is configured to remove the digital offsets from the offset data out signal. The compensation circuit is also configured to generate a data out signal.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for an imaging device and/or an analog to digital converter which converts an analog input signal to a digital data signal using a comparator which compares the analog input signal to a first ramped reference signal to determine an operating point and then uses the same comparator to compare the analog input signal to a second ramped reference signal multiple times about the determined operating point.

Abstract: A sensor system includes a pixel array, column units and a compensation circuit. The pixel array is configured to provide pixel column data. The column units are configured to generate an offset data out signal from the pixel column data. The offset data out signal includes digital offsets. The compensation circuit is configured to remove the digital offsets from the offset data out signal. The compensation circuit is also configured to generate a data out signal.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for an imaging device and/or an analog to digital converter which converts an analog input signal to a digital data signal using a comparator which compares the analog input signal to a first ramped reference signal to determine an operating point and then uses the same comparator to compare the analog input signal to a second ramped reference signal multiple times about the determined operating point.