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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Inventor:
Allen W. Hairston, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3559 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integration circuit having multiple wells that allow for the simultaneous storage of charge during an integration interval and techniques for using the same provide benefits in dynamic range that enhance the performance of pixels. The circuit and techniques described herein could also be used in many different infrared focal plane array applications where higher dynamic range is desired and multiple gain state outputs are allowed.