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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2023
Ams Sensors Belgium Bvba, Berchem, BE;
Adi Xhakoni, Kessel Lo, BE;
ams Sensors Belgium BVBA, Berchem, BE;
Abstract
An imaging device includes a plurality of pixels. The pixels include: a photosensitive stage, including a photodetector and a diffusion node electrically coupled to the photodetector via a transfer switch; a sample-and-hold stage including a first source follower, wherein a gate terminal of the first source follower is electrically connected to the diffusion node, and further including a pair of switchable capacitors that are electrically coupled to an output terminal of the first source follower; a readout stage, wherein an input of the readout stage is electrically coupled to an output of the sample-and-hold stage; and an electrical interconnection including an gain switch, that is electrically connected to the diffusion node and to a first terminal of one of the capacitors.