Patent · US Expired

Solid state imager having a signal processing circuit for reducing noise

US4809074A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 16, 1987
Grant dateFeb 28, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/618
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The read out of a signal from an imaging device is conducted during a voltage read out mode, and resetting of a signal output line is carried out each time a signal of a plurality of pixels is read out. Signal charge is accumulated on the signal output line, and is then read out. The accumulated signal is differenced or differentiated at a later stage to reproduce an original signal.

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