Patent ID: 7369162

Claim:
An image sensing apparatus, comprising: first pixel circuits each of which includes an optical sensor that converts an inputted light signal into an electric signal, and a first processing circuit that executes first analog processing for the output from the optical sensor and outputs analog image information; and second pixel circuits each of which includes a second analog memory that receives the analog image information from the first processing circuit of said first pixel circuit and stores the received analog image information, and a second processing circuit that reads out the image information from the second analog memory, executes second analog processing and outputs analog image information, and which is disposed in correspondence with said first pixel circuit, wherein the first and second pixel circuits being respectively arranged in matrix shapes so as to form first and second chips, and one of the first and second processing circuits respectively receiving analog signals from the other of the first and second processing circuits which are near the one of the fist and second processing circuits, in the first and second chips corresponding thereto, so as to compensate for characteristics and to execute the first and second analog processing by parallel calculations; further comprising third pixel circuits each of which includes a third analog memory that receives the analog image information from the second processing circuit of said pixel circuit and stores the received analog image information, and a third processing circuit that reads out the image information from the third analog memory, executes third analog processing and outputs analog image information, and which is disposed in correspondence with said first and second pixel circuits; wherein the third pixel circuits being arranged in a matrix shape so as to form a third chip, and one of the third processing circuits respectively receiving analog signals from the other of the third processing circuits, which is near the one of the third processing circuit, in the third chip so as to compensate for characteristics and to execute the third analog processing by parallel calculations, wherein, a chip for left eye and a chip for a right eye, each of which includes the first chip that executes image acquisition and smoothing processing, the second chip that executes contour emphasis processing for an output of said first chip, and the third chip that executes motion detection processing, and which execute image processing corresponding to the left eye and the right eye, respectively; a fourth chip which executes processing for computing parallax, for outputs from the second chips corresponding to the left eye and the right eye; and a binding portion which binds outputs of the first to fourth chips.