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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Forza Silicon Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Bergey, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Sam Bagwell, Glendale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Forza Silicon Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3575 (2013.01); H04N 5/37452 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are improved in-pixel correlated double sampling elements for photodetectors. The novel circuits and associated methods of the invention allow for accurate correlated double sampling while avoiding the inherent sampling errors that may occur in prior art in-pixel correlated double sampling techniques when bright or saturating signals are received.