Abstract: This paper briefly reviews CMOS image sensor technology and its utilization in security and medical applications. The role and future trends of image sensors in each of the applications are discussed. To provide the reader deeper understanding of the technology aspects the paper concentrates on the selected applications such as surveillance, biometrics, capsule endoscopy and artificial retina. The reasons for concentrating on these applications are due to their importance in our daily life and because they present leading-edge applications for imaging systems research and development. In addition, review of image sensors implementation in these applications allows the reader to investigate image sensor technology from the technical and from other views as well.

Keywords: CMOS image sensors, low-power, security applications, medical applications.

ACM Classification Keywords: B.8.1.i Hardware - Integrated Circuits - Types and Design Styles – VLSI

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IMAGE SENSORS IN SECURITY AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Evgeny Artyomov, Alexander Fish, Orly Yadid-Pecht?

http://www.foibg.com/ijita/vol14/ijita14-2-p02.pdf