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The architectures, implementation and applications of two smart sensors, LAPP and PASIC, are described. The basic idea of these two designs is to integrate an image sensor array with a digital processor array in a single chip. The integrated camera-and-processor eliminates the bottleneck of sequential image read-out that characterizes conventional systems. They provide fast, compact and economic solutions for tasks such as industrial inspection, optical character recognition and robot vision.
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Forchheimer, R., Chen, K., Svensson, C. et al. Single-chip image sensors with a digital processor array. J VLSI Sign Process Syst Sign Image Video Technol 5, 121–131 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01581289
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01581289