Title :
High dynamic range CMOS image sensors in biomedical applications
Author :
Vatteroni, M. ; Covi, D. ; Stoppa, D. ; Crespi, B. ; Sartori, A.
Author_Institution :
NeuriCam S.p.A., Trento
Abstract :
The biomedical environment is one of the most recent and interesting application fields for CMOS image sensors. Low power consumption, high sensitivity and a simple interface are the main required features; nevertheless high dynamic range can be considered one of the more interesting and less investigated aspects. High Dynamic range is one of the main research fields NeuriCam has been involved in since its incipit. This work is an excursus of NeuriCam´s approaches to this topic.
Keywords :
CMOS image sensors; biomedical electronics; biomedical optical imaging; low-power electronics; NeuriCam; biomedical environment; high-dynamic range CMOS image sensors; low-power consumption; optical imaging; CMOS image sensors; Cameras; Charge coupled devices; Cost function; Dynamic range; Energy consumption; Image coding; Image sensors; Noise level; Voltage; Biomedical Technology; Image Enhancement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352915