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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Richard Scott Johnson, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/359 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3598 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for anti-eclipse circuit verification. According to various embodiments, the image sensor is configured to test and/or determine the functionality of the anti-eclipse circuit. In various embodiments, the anti-eclipse circuit may employ redundant circuits and/or devices. In a case where a circuit fault is detected, the image sensor generates an error signal.