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Solid-state image sensing apparatus

US5363000A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 3, 1993
Grant dateNov 8, 1994
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F3/082
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an image sensing device, a photodiode is connected to a drain of a MOS transistor. The drain is connected to a gate of the MOS transistor via a resistor. The MOS transistor operates in a subthreshold region to output a signal being logarithmically proportional to the intensity of incident light to the photodiode.

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