Forza Silicon Corporation

Lin Ping Ang

Steven Huang

Daniel A Van Blerkom

A chip device with a number of individually powered parts, such as photoreceptors. A mesh is provided to provide power to the individual photoreceptors. The mesh may be provided for ground and power and/or both. The mesh may be on different layers, so that one portion of the mesh is exactly over the other portion of the mesh. The mesh takes up a portion of real estate on the chip in between the individual photoreceptors, in locations where image sensing parts cannot be located. In an embodiment, the mesh can be intentionally broken at various locations to optimize the path length.

Power grid abutting a photoreceptor element and having a break in a geometric location to shift power flow of the grid

Ground and power mesh in an integrated circuit chip

A dual slope A/D converter uses two opposite sense ramps added to its differential input. The value in a digital counter is latched at the time when the two ramps intersect. This enables a more consistent switching point, allowing the amplifier to the linear over a larger part of its range.

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Chino Hills, CA, United States of America

Lin Ping Ang