ν-MOS cellular-automaton devices for intelligent image sensors

This paper proposes circuit construction for cellular-automaton devices that can perform morphological picture processing. To produce the complex cell functions required for the morphological processing, we propose using a silicon functional MOS device, the ν-MOS FET. We designed sample cell circuits for several morphological processings, and simulated their operation. We also designed a sample cellular-automaton circuit using the proposed cell circuits, and demonstrated in simulation that the ν-MOS cellular-automata circuits are very useful for constructing intelligent image sensors