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Integrated circuit for spectral imaging system

A technology of integrated circuits and imaging systems, applied to components of TV systems, using multiple reflections to generate spectra, TVs, etc., can solve the problems of high cost, lack of flexibility, etc., to increase output, improve spectral accuracy, and reduce demand Effect

Active Publication Date: 2012-10-17
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO ELECTRONICS CENT (IMEC VZW)
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[0014] Therefore, current hyperspectral imagers are either used as research instruments, as they are too slow and expensive, or are designed for specific industrial applications, and thus lack flexibility

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[0053] The present invention will be described in terms of particular embodiments with reference to the particular drawings but the invention is not limited thereto but only by the claims. The drawings described are only schematic and not restrictive. In the drawings, the size of some of the elements may be exaggerated for descriptive purposes and not drawn on scale.

[0054] Wherein the word term "comprising" used in the description and claims does not exclude other elements or steps. When referring to a singular noun, definite and indefinite articles such as "a" or "an" may include plurals unless specifically stated otherwise.

[0055] The term "comprising" used in the claims should not be interpreted as a limitation to the listed means; it does not exclude other elements or steps.

[0056] The elements or components of the described receiver may include logic encoded within the medium for performing any type of information processing. Logic may include software encoded o...

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An integrated circuit for an imaging system has an array of optical sensors (40), and an array of optical filters (10) each configured to pass a band of wavelengths onto one or more of the sensors, the array of optical filters being integrated with the array of sensors, and the integrated circuit also having read out circuitry (30) to read out pixel values from the array of sensors to represent an image, different ones of the optical filters being configured to have a different thickness, to pass different bands of wavelengths by means of interference, to allow detection of a spectrum of wavelengths. The read out circuitry can enable multiple pixels under one optical filter to be read out in parallel. The thicknesses may vary non monotonically across the array. The read out, or later image processing, may involve selection or interpolation between wavelengths, to carry out spectral sampling or shifting, to compensate for thickness errors.

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field of invention [0001] The present invention relates to an integrated circuit for an imaging system, the integrated circuit has an optical sensor array and an optical filter array, and also relates to a corresponding system, method and computer program, in particular to a hyperspectral imaging (HyperSpectral Imaging, HIS ) systems, including application-driven system design and integration as well as aspects of manufacturing process technology. Background technique [0002] Operation of existing hyperspectral imaging systems: [0003] Hyperspectral imaging involves imaging techniques that collect and process information across the electromagnetic spectrum. Human eyes can only see visible light, but hyperspectral imaging systems can see not only visible light, but also ultraviolet to infrared. As a result, hyperspectral sensors utilize a larger portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to observe objects, as described on the following web pages: [0004] http: / / en.wikiped...

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IPC IPC(8): G01J3/26G01J3/28G01J3/12
CPCG01J2003/1226G01J3/2803G01J3/26H04N23/11H04N25/75G01J3/2823G01J2003/2806G01J2003/2826G01J3/12G01J2003/265
Inventor K·塔克A·兰布雷切茨L·哈斯佩思拉夫
Owner INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO ELECTRONICS CENT (IMEC VZW)
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