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Detection circuit with anti-blooming circuit

US9291498B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 22, 2011
Grant dateMar 22, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/77
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The detection circuit comprises a photodiode connected to a readout circuitry. The photodiode and readout circuitry are connected by means of a transistor arranged to operate as a closed switch when the readout circuitry biases the photodiode in a predefined range and to operate as an open switch in the other cases.

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