AMAIN Electronics has recently patented an entirely new focal-plane method which directly digitizes the photo-response at each pixel within a monolithic or hybrid focal-plane. This technology is broadly applicable, and offers an opportunity to significantly advance sensor technology across the… More

Amain Electronics has developed an innovative on focal plane digital readout approach which not only provides the necessary pixel size and linear dynamic range for multicolor detector interfacing, but also generates an offset free output data stream that can be input directly into a digital image… More

A free space optical data link is proposed based upon the use of symmetric self electro-optic effect device, the S-SEED. This device, a multiple quantum well based p-i-n diode pair, is a photonic switch which can be utilized as an electrically modulated reflector or inversely as an optically… More

The ability to fully exploit the low level light vision advantages for surveillance systems offered by advanced two-dimensional infrared detector arrays is compromised by the cost, weight and size of existing analog sampling and multiplexing technologies. Amain Electronics proposes an innovative on… More

As the size of staring sensors increase, the bandwith to move data off the focal plan increases proportional to the number of pixels in the array. For analog focal planes increased bandwidth also means increased noise. Readout noise limited systems will be less sensitive, detector noise limited… More

As the size of staring sensors increase, the bandwidth to move data off the focal plane increases proportional to the number of pixels in the array. For analog focal planes, increased bandwidth also means increased noise. Readout noise limited systems wili be less sensitive, detector noise limited… More

Amain has developed and proposes a new electronic camera technology that digitally captures and converts at the pixel level. The approach, MOSAD,Multiplexed OverSample Analog to digital conversion is based on well proven oversample analog to digital conversion, A/D, processes. Oversample A/D at… More

Not Available It is clear that only large bulk single crystals of gallium nitride can alleviate the electrical and optical problems that plague present gallium nitride thin films grown on unmatched sapphire substrates. Therefore we propose to produce large bulk single crystals of gallium nitride… More

The objective of this study is to develop high data rate, 100 MHz, A/D conversion electronics that reduces power compared to present techniques. Amain Electronics proposes an innovative analog to digital conversion approach originally developed for focalplanes which work at the pixel reducing noise… More

MOSAD, Multiplexed Oversample Analog to Digital conversion, is a patented improvement of the well known delta sigma A/D technology. It was specifically developed for large staring sensor applications to provide low power on focal plane A/D conversion. Newcommercial silicon germanium biCMOS… More

"Amain proposes to develop a large staring array monolithic visible light camera with extremely low power analog to digital conversion, A/D, at each pixel. The approach is based on oversample A/D techniques developed for audio applications, generally knownin the industry as delta sigma A/D. Each… More

A study of the application for a visible light camera based on placing a Delta Sigma modulator at each pixel to provide per pixel A/D showed the potential for superior performance compared to alterate APS designs. It was demonstrated that substantiallyhigher fill factor and smaller pixel size could… More