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Image sensor power supply

US8120700B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 11, 2008
Grant dateFeb 21, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/709
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image sensor may have a power supply voltage regulator controlled by a feedback loop. The feedback signal may be derived by applying the supply voltage at a point distant from the voltage regulator to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which may be a spare channel of an ADC provided for the output of the pixel array. The digital feedback loop may be controlled via a chip I2C bus.

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