Parallel processing of the output from monolithic sensor arrays
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May 12, 1987
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Sep 17, 1985
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A system is provided for increasing the operation speed of monolithic sensor arrays by segmenting the output circuitry to provide parallel outputs. Two approaches are described. One is an 'on-chip' configuration, and the other, an 'off-chip' configuration. In the first case, the transfer shift register (14) is divided into two or more segments, each segment serving a corresponding segment of the sensor array (10). By segmenting the transfer shift register, the transfer rate to parallel processors can be improved. In the off-chip approach, a system of gates (18) are provided to shift the contents of the on-chip transfer shift register (14) into a plurality of smaller shift registers (20), the contents of which are then transferred to multiple data processors.
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