Patent · US Expired

Sense amplifier having a precision analog reference level for use with image sensors

US6452152B1 · kind B1 · utility

45Cited by
6References
33Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateNov 15, 2000
Grant dateSep 17, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 11, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/78
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The presently preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a single ended bit-line from each pixel, small swing bit-line detection, a regenerative sense amplifier, and reference generation using precision analog references.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.