Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Yi-Ping Chao

Kuo-Yu Chou

Shang-Fu Yeh

Chih-Lin Lee

Po-Sheng Chou

Yi-Che Chen

Hon-Yih Tu

Circuits and methods for protecting a device are provided. A first device to be protected includes a gate dielectric of a first thickness. A second device includes a gate dielectric of a second thickness that is less than the first thickness. A gate is shared by the first device and the second device.

Systems and methods for protecting a semiconductor device

A CMOS sensor includes a pixel configured to output a voltage based on incident light received by the pixel. Circuitry is coupled to the pixel and is configured to determine a reset voltage of the pixel and to select a gain level based on the reset voltage of the pixel. A gain circuit is coupled to the circuitry and is configured to set a voltage level of the gain selected by the circuitry.

Method and systems for amplifying an output of a CMOS pixel array

A CMOS sensor includes a pixel configured to output a voltage based on incident light received by the pixel. A first circuit is coupled to the pixel and is configured to determine a reset voltage of the pixel. A second circuit is coupled to the first circuit and is configured to select a gain level based on the reset voltage of the pixel. A gain circuit is coupled to the second circuit and is configured to set a voltage level of the gain selected by the second circuit.

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Hsinchu County, Taiwan

Yi-Ping Chao