Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Boyd Fowler

53Patents
11h-index
48Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 15, 1994 → Jul 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5461425A CMOS image sensor with pixel level A/D conversion Electricity 381 Expired
US5801657A Serial analog-to-digital converter using successive comparisons Electricity 219 Expired
US6538593B2 Method and apparatus for converting a low dynamic range analog signal to a large dynamic range floating-point digital representation Electricity 162 Expired
US8779346B2 Digital pixel sensor with reduced noise Electricity 56 Active
US6369737B1 Method and apparatus for converting a low dynamic range analog signal to a large dynamic range floating-point digital representation Electricity 52 Expired
US6757018B1 CMOS image sensor with pixel level gain control Electricity 35 Expired
US6424375B1 Low noise active reset readout for image sensors Electricity 31 Expired
US6339363B1 Low FPN high gain capacitive transimpedance amplifier for use with capacitive sensors Electricity 22 Expired
US6459078B1 Image sensor utilizing a low FPN high gain capacitive transimpedance amplifier Electricity 22 Expired
US6362767B1 Methods for simultaneous analog-to-digital conversion and multiplication Electricity 19 Expired
US10044960B2 Systems and methods for detecting light-emitting diode without flickering Electricity 12 Active
US6633028B2 Anti-blooming circuit for CMOS image sensors Electricity 9 Expired
US9425233B2 RGBZ pixel cell unit for an RGBZ image sensor Electricity 8 Active
US9741755B2 Physical layout and structure of RGBZ pixel cell unit for RGBZ image sensor Electricity 8 Active
US7615754B2 Compact CMOS-based x-ray detector adapted for dental applications Electricity 8 Active
US7825975B2 Imaging array with improved dynamic range Electricity 7 Active
US9374545B2 Amplifier adapted for CMOS imaging sensors Electricity 6 Active
US7274397B2 Image sensor with active reset and randomly addressable pixels Electricity 6 Expired
US7655918B2 CMOS image sensors adapted for dental applications Electricity 5 Active
US7414653B2 Dark reduction via feedback control of photodiode bias Electricity 4 Active
US10263022B2 RGBZ pixel unit cell with first and second Z transfer gates Electricity 3 Active
US8130294B2 Imaging array with non-linear light response Electricity 2 Active
US6614312B1 Low noise amplifier and imaging element using same Electricity 2 Expired
US7638749B2 Capacitive transimpedance amplifier for CCD arrays Electricity 2 Active
US10067029B2 Systems and methods for estimating modulation transfer function in an optical system Physics 2 Active

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