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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 05, 2020
Applicant:

Ams International Ag, Jona, CH;

Inventors:

Herbert Lenhard, Graz, AT;

Karl Waser, Unterpremstätten, AT;

Bernhard Greimel-Laengauer, Hofstätten an der Raab, AT;

Mario Teufel, Gratwein, AT;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/50 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/50 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
Abstract

A light sensor is disclosed. The light sensor comprises a first pixel and a second pixel. The light sensor comprises measurement circuitry. The first pixel is configured to accumulate a first charge and the second pixel is configured to accumulate a second charge when the light sensor is exposed to light. The first pixel is configured to trigger the measurement circuitry to measure the second charge when the first charge reaches a threshold capacity of the first pixel. Also disclosed is an active pixel sensor comprising the light sensor, an image sensor and a device incorporating the light sensor.


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