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Semiconductor color sensor detection circuit

US4692025A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 1985
Grant dateSep 8, 1987
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01J2005/607
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a semiconductor color sensor circuit with two photodiodes having mutually different wavelength sensitivity characteristics, the ratio of numbers or areas of two types of transistors for logarithmic compression of signals from these photodiodes is adjusted so that errors in output voltage due to changes in temperature can be reduced and the dynamic range of illuminance of incident light can be enlarged.

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