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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2022
Applicant:

Japan Display Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Chungkai Chen, San Jose, CA (US);

Naoki Takada, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

JAPAN DISPLAY INC., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2006.01); H04N 25/616 (2023.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2013.01); H04N 25/616 (2023.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
Abstract

A light sensing apparatus includes a pixel array including Thin Film Transistors (TFTs) and an interface integrated circuit including silicon transistors. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixel circuits. Each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes a light sensitive device and a detection TFT connected to the light sensitive device. The pixel array may also include a plurality of correlated double sampling (CDS) circuits each including a current source configured to provide current that biases a detection TFT in one of the pixel circuits to be configured as a source-follower. The interface integrated circuit includes at least one receiver circuit configured to receive an output of at least one of the CDS circuits. The CDS circuits may also include a bypass TFT, and the interface integrated circuit may also include a current source that provides current that biases a detection TFT in one of the pixel circuits to be configured as a source-follower when the bypass TFT is active.


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