Reference voltage stabilization in CMOS sensors
US7151472B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reference voltage generator for use in an image sensor provides a reference voltage to an S/H block during a pixel read-out operation and another reference voltage to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) during a digitization operation. The reference voltage generator includes a variable voltage generator, a sample-and-hold circuit to sample a reference voltage prior to the pixel read-out operation or the digitization operation, and a buffer amplifier to drive the appropriate reference voltage to the relatively high impedance load presented by the S/H block and the variable impedance load provided by the ADC.
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