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Imaging apparatus and imaging method thereof using correlated double sampling

US10051216B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SMARTSENS TECHNOLOGY (U.S.), INC. · CN

Inventors

Chen Xu · New Providence, US
Zexu Shao · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2016
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 27, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N25/59
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus, including a pixel array comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, wherein at least one of the pixels comprises a capacitor configured to store a reset signal and a pixel signal; and a plurality of column circuits, wherein at least one of the column circuits reads the reset signal and the pixel signal from the capacitor respectively, and generates the difference between the reset signal and the pixel signal, the generation of the pixel signal being later than that of the reset signal.

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