I/UCRC FRP: Collaborative Research: Scalable and Power-Efficient Compressive Sensing CMOS Image Sensors and Reconstruction Circuits

该项目将为低功率和高分辨率图像传感器的新设计奠定基础，超越最先进的水平。这项研究的潜在结果是两个数量级的功率降低和实现实时图像重建的能力。研究活动有可能对许多不同的行业产生重大影响。图像传感器已被广泛应用于通信、娱乐、安防、医疗诊断等领域，直接提高人们的生活质量。国际学生联合会将包括一些来自代表性不足群体的研究生和本科生。该项目将系统地研究用于图像传感器的所有主要模块的优化设计。该项目旨在开发新的压缩传感设计思想，在能源使用和性能之间的权衡方面产生潜在的数量级改进。这项研究将在I/UCRC嵌入式系统中心内进行，该项目得到了该中心的大力支持和其成员公司的积极参与，这将为项目成果转化为商业产品铺平道路，使整个社会受益。

This project will develop foundations for novel design of low-power and high-resolution image sensors, beyond the state-of-the-art. The potential outcome of this research is two orders of magnitude power reduction and ability to achieve real-time image reconstruction. The research activities have the potential to make significant impact on number of different industries. Image sensors have been used in extremely wide range of applications to directly enhance the quality of human life, including communication, entertainment, security, medical diagnosis and many others. The PI's will involve a number of graduate and undergraduate students from under-represented groups. This project will systematically investigate the optimal designs of all major blocks used in image sensors. The project aims to develop novel design ideas for compressive sensing, resulting in potential order-of-magnitude improvements in trade-offs between energy use and performance. The research will be conducted within the I/UCRC Center for Embedded Systems and the project has Center's strong support, and active participation from its member companies, which will pave the way for the transition of the project outcomes into commercial products that will benefit society at large.