Title :
A nano-power tuneable edge-detection circuit
Author :
Constandinou, Timothy G. ; Georgiou, Julius ; Toumazou, Chris
Author_Institution :
EEE Dept., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Medicine, London, UK
Abstract :
A useful nanopower circuit is presented for edge detection in integrated vision systems. Based on a compact front-end of only five MOS devices, this circuit features a tunable threshold and discrete output; ideal for interfacing to digital electronics.
Keywords :
MOS digital integrated circuits; circuit simulation; edge detection; integrated circuit design; low-power electronics; nanoelectronics; MOS devices; compact front-end; digital electronics interfacing; edge detection; integrated vision systems; nanopower tuneable circuit; tunable threshold output; Hardware; Image edge detection; Integrated circuit technology; Machine vision; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors; Robustness; Tunable circuits and devices; Tuned circuits; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2004. ISCAS '04. Proceedings of the 2004 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8251-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2004.1328228
