Image sensor including read-out circuitry and imaging system comprising the imaging sensor

According to the invention, the non-linearity of the second region is obtained by operating the photodiode of the image sensor in its non-linear range and by changing the gain associated with the conversion between pixel voltage and digital number.

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Hauptverfasser:	Verbugt, Daniel Wilhelmus Elisabeth, Maes, Willem-Hendrik
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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Zusammenfassung:	According to the invention, the non-linearity of the second region is obtained by operating the photodiode of the image sensor in its non-linear range and by changing the gain associated with the conversion between pixel voltage and digital number.