Contrast and motion-sensitive silicon retina

Gerard Bouvier; A. Mhani; G. Sicard

doi:10.1117/12.262517

19 December 1996 Contrast and motion-sensitive silicon retina

Gerard Bouvier, A. Mhani, G. Sicard

Proceedings Volume 2950, Advanced Focal Plane Arrays and Electronic Cameras; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.262517
Event: Advanced Imaging and Network Technologies, 1996, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Biological information-processing systems are able to solve difficult problems in sensory perception. Retina, the more studied structure in vision is our main biological reference. A retina model including the main synaptic interactions in the outer plexiform layer (OPL) of the vertebrate retina, is briefly presented. Emphasis is on the coupling between photoreceptors (cones) which perform a spatiotemporal regularization that increases the signal-to- noise ratio of the output signal. We have built and tested a set of VLSI retina. Focus is on circuits, the design methodology, and the limitation constraints in our fabrication technology. Some experimental results from the fabricated chips are presented.

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Gerard Bouvier, A. Mhani, and G. Sicard "Contrast and motion-sensitive silicon retina", Proc. SPIE 2950, Advanced Focal Plane Arrays and Electronic Cameras, (19 December 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.262517

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