WORKSHOP PAPER
Pixel Design of Gain-Boosted Event-Based Vision Sensor to Control Event Noise and Latency at Low Illuminance
M. Tsukamoto1, Y. Sato, F. Mochizuki, H. Takahashi, K. Yamashita, A. Niwa, T. Yamaguchi, H. Wakabayashi, Y. Oike
1Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, Japan

Abstract

Event-based vision sensor (EVS) generally faces issues with false detection, commonly known as the background rate (BGR), because of pixel noise, especially in the case of low illuminance.
Year: 2025
Workshop: IISW
URL: https://doi.org/10.60928/h94e-3tbp
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Keywords

Event-based vision sensor, pixel design, background rate, low illuminance, gain-boosted EVS,

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