Low-noise, high dynamic-range image sensor
US10165209B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/78
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sequence of control voltage levels are applied to a control signal line capacitively coupled to a floating diffusion node of a pixel to sequentially adjust a voltage level of the floating diffusion node. A pixel output signal representative of the voltage level of the floating diffusion node is compared with a reference voltage to identify a first control voltage level of the sequence of control voltage levels for which the voltage level of the floating diffusion node exceeds the reference voltage.
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