WO2003073742A3 - Image sensor with interleaved image output - Google Patents

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WO2003073742A3
WO2003073742A3 PCT/US2003/005307 US0305307W WO03073742A3 WO 2003073742 A3 WO2003073742 A3 WO 2003073742A3 US 0305307 W US0305307 W US 0305307W WO 03073742 A3 WO03073742 A3 WO 03073742A3
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Hiok Nam Tay
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Abstract

An image sensor (12) with a light reader circuit (16) coupled to a pixel array (14). The light reader (16) circuit retrieves a first image and a second image generated by the pixel array (14). The image sensor (12) may also include a memory controller (44) and/or data interface that transfers the first and second images to an external device in an interleaving manner.
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JP2003572287A JP4762493B2 (en) 2002-02-21 2003-02-20 Image sensor with interleaved image output
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