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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Inventors:
James A Stobie, Westford, MA (US);
R Daniel McGrath, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/361 (2011.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/361 (2013.01); G02B 3/0006 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 5/374 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor suitable for low light level imaging, the image sensor having a plurality of pixels, each pixel having nMOS and pMOS components, provides a lower noise threshold as compared to prior art single-flavor pixels.