Ramp generators for imager analog-to-digital converters
US7274319B2 · kind B2 · utility
5Cited by
8References
19Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/78
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An imager with an analog-to-digital converter having at least one ramp generator that precisely and efficiently produces the desired ramp voltages required by the analog-to-digital converter. The analog-to-digital converter can use differential or two ramp generators. The analog-to-digital converter can also use ramp generators operated in linear or compressed ramp modes.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.