IR detector system and method
US9060141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/771
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of reducing undesirable image artifacts such as image tear and image smearing are described. The system can include a series of pixels and enhanced sensitivity circuits. The circuit can be configured so as to operate in an enhanced sensitivity mode having a combination of sample and hold circuits and binning functions, the combination acting so as to reduce the undesirable imaging artifacts.
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