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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
May. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lester J. Kozlowski, Simi Valley, CA (US);
David L. Standley, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pictos Technologies, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/217 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/217 ;
Abstract
An imager pixel including a photodetector, a first MOS transistor functioning as the driver of a source follower amplifier, a second MOS transistor functioning as a pixel readout transistor, and a third transistor performing a dual function to reset the photodetector during a first time interval and cancel reset noise by serving as a weak current source during a second time interval.