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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2004
Applicants:
Lester J. Kozlowski, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Markus Loose, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lester J. Kozlowski, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Markus Loose, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
Innovative Technology Licensing LLC, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A CMOS imager system including an active pixel sensor having an access supply which provides distributed feedback, a column buffer (having gain and FPN suppression), and an A/D converter co-located with the sensor such that the effective transmission path between the column buffer (or optional analog PGA) and the A/D converter acts as a resistor, rather than a reactance. The system may further include both an analog gain amplifier stage and a digital programmable amplifier stage.