Assignee
APTINA IMAGING CORP
KY·390 granted patents·18 pending applications·4,475 citations·filing 1998–2014
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408 records- 0199US7675080B2Uniform color filter arrays in a moatAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 9, 2010·194 cites·29 claims
- 0299US7663165B2Transparent-channel thin-film transistor-based pixels for high-performance image sensorsAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 16, 2010·107 cites·53 claims
- 0398US7782364B2Multi-array sensor with integrated sub-array for parallax detection and photometer functionalityAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 24, 2010·198 cites·17 claims
- 0498US7643056B2Motion detecting camera systemAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 5, 2010·257 cites·20 claims
- 0597US7989266B2Methods for separating individual semiconductor devices from a carrierAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 2, 2011·103 cites·16 claims
- 0697US7924333B2Method and apparatus providing shared pixel straight gate architectureAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 12, 2011·49 cites·22 claims
- 0797US7697051B2Image sensor with pixels having multiple capacitive storage elementsAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 13, 2010·37 cites·17 claims
- 0897US7643213B2Ellipsoidal gapless micro lenses for imagersAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 5, 2010·53 cites·10 claims
- 0997US7618839B2Pinned photodiode structure and method of formationAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 17, 2009·32 cites·20 claims
- 1097US7511257B2Method and apparatus providing and optical guide in image sensor devicesAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 31, 2009·45 cites·36 claims
- 1197US7453054B2Method and apparatus for calibrating parallel readout paths in imagersAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2008·74 cites·32 claims
- 1296US8350940B2Image sensors and color filter arrays for charge summing and interlaced readout modesAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 8, 2013·46 cites·11 claims
- 1396US7964929B2Method and apparatus providing imager pixels with shared pixel componentsAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 21, 2011·31 cites·17 claims
- 1496US7763913B2Imaging method, apparatus, and system providing improved imager quantum efficiencyAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 27, 2010·31 cites·43 claims
- 1596US7724284B2Multi-camera system and method having a common processing blockAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·49 cites·6 claims
- 1696US7452743B2Microelectronic imaging units and methods of manufacturing microelectronic imaging units at the wafer levelAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2008·52 cites·34 claims
- 1795US7787033B2Apparatus and method for determining temperature of an active pixel imager and correcting temperature induced variations in an imagerAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 31, 2010·23 cites·25 claims
- 1895US7746400B2Method, apparatus, and system providing multi-column shared readout for imagersAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 29, 2010·27 cites·19 claims
- 1995US7711259B2Method and apparatus for increasing depth of field for an imagerAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 4, 2010·29 cites·33 claims
- 2095US7573516B2Look ahead rolling shutter system in CMOS sensorsAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 11, 2009·67 cites·16 claims
- 2195US7514716B2In-pixel analog memory with non-destructive read sense circuit for high dynamic range global shutter pixel operationAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 7, 2009·27 cites·18 claims
- 2295US7471315B2Apparatus and method for detecting and compensating for illuminant intensity changes within an imageAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 30, 2008·111 cites·24 claims
- 2394US8953047B2Imaging systems with signal chain verification circuitryAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 10, 2015·27 cites·14 claims
- 2494US7985658B2Method of forming substrate for use in imager devicesAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 26, 2011·33 cites·18 claims
- 2594US7880168B2Method and apparatus providing light traps for optical crosstalk reductionAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 1, 2011·23 cites·4 claims
- 2694US7817187B2Image blur correction using a secondary cameraAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 19, 2010·67 cites·24 claims
- 2794US7642846B2Apparatuses and methods for providing offset compensation for operational amplifierAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 5, 2010·25 cites·19 claims
- 2894US7564631B2Method and apparatus providing graded-index microlensesAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 21, 2009·22 cites·14 claims
- 2993US7919348B2Methods for protecting imaging elements of photoimagers during back side processingAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 5, 2011·28 cites·16 claims
- 3093US7920193B2Methods, systems and apparatuses using barrier self-calibration for high dynamic range imagersAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 5, 2011·19 cites·25 claims
- 3193US7858921B2Guided-mode-resonance transmission color filters for color generation in CMOS image sensorsAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 28, 2010·19 cites·38 claims
- 3293US7714917B2Method and apparatus providing a two-way shared storage gate on a four-way shared pixelAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 11, 2010·19 cites·65 claims
- 3393US7683407B2Structure and method for building a light tunnel for use with imaging devicesAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 23, 2010·21 cites·37 claims
- 3493US7667176B2Readout technique for increasing or maintaining dynamic range in image sensorsAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 23, 2010·18 cites·20 claims
- 3593US7619683B2Apparatus including a dual camera module and method of using the sameAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 17, 2009·261 cites·38 claims
- 3693US7557337B2Micro-lens configuration for small lens focusing in digital imaging devicesAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 7, 2009·18 cites·25 claims
- 3793US7465602B2Anti-blooming storage pixelAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 16, 2008·17 cites·13 claims
- 3892US7876957B2Methods and apparatuses that reduce noise in image signalsAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 25, 2011·17 cites·35 claims
- 3992US7728279B2Methods, devices, and systems related to pixel arraysAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 1, 2010·14 cites·20 claims
- 4092US7696588B2Microelectronic imagers with shaped image sensors and methods for manufacturing microelectronic imagersAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 13, 2010·14 cites·19 claims
- 4192US7636115B2High dynamic range imaging device using multiple pixel cellsAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 22, 2009·24 cites·17 claims
- 4292US7612813B2Auto exposure for digital imagersAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 3, 2009·22 cites·29 claims
- 4392US7576361B2Backside silicon wafer design reducing image artifacts from infrared radiationAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 18, 2009·23 cites·12 claims
- 4492US7542085B2Image sensor with a capacitive storage node linked to transfer gateAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 2, 2009·46 cites·22 claims
- 4592US7525588B2CMOS APS with stacked avalanche multiplication layer and low voltage readout electronicsAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 28, 2009·11 cites·6 claims
- 4691US7880791B2CMOS APS with stacked avalanche multiplication layer and low voltage readout electronicsAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 1, 2011·9 cites·21 claims
- 4791US7872645B2On-chip test system and method for active pixel sensor arraysAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 18, 2011·20 cites·13 claims
- 4891US7830437B2High fill factor multi-way shared pixelAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 9, 2010·16 cites·28 claims
- 4990US8363131B2Apparatus and method for local contrast enhanced tone mappingAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 29, 2013·19 cites·25 claims
- 5090US8054335B2Methods and system for digitally stabilizing video captured from rolling shutter camerasAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 8, 2011·21 cites·10 claims
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