A CMOS image sensor with pseudorandom pixel placement for clear imaging

The picture element (pixel) in conventional image sensors, such as CCD or CMOS imager, are placed in the form of a lattice for ease of implementation. Lattice placement of pixels intrinsically has directional dependency on the clarity of image representation; in other words, the image clarity is significantly dependent on the directions of the objects in the image, such as lines. For example, horizontal lines are perfectly represented by lattice pixels, while slanted lines have jagged edges. In this paper, we propose a pseudorandom pixel placement architecture for clear imaging with solving the directional dependency problems. We also discuss our evaluation of its characteristics based on the designed layout of CMOS image sensor with pseudorandom pixel placement, as well as its implementation.