Image sensors with isolated flushed pixel reset
US7274396B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/65
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for use with image sensors include transferring a signal level from an active sensor pixel to a readout circuit, performing a flushed reset of the pixel, and isolating the pixel from the readout circuit during resetting of the pixel.
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