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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Forza Silicon Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven Huang, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Forza Silicon, Inc., Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01); G11C 27/02 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H03F 3/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 27/026 (2013.01); H03F 3/45475 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45134 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45156 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45171 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45514 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45551 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are novel charge mode readout circuits and associated methods of signal processing. The devices and methods of the invention allow for the improved processing of stored signals by a charge mode readout amplifier, wherein the readout level may be shifted to a desired range and wherein a fully differential output swing may be imparted. The invention advantageously employs a single pair of capacitors to serve the dual roles of modulating amplifier gain and level shifting the output.