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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Christina Phan, San Jose, CA (US);
Marco Cazzaniga, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christina Phan, San Jose, CA (US);
Marco Cazzaniga, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2006.01); H04N 9/64 (2006.01); H04N 5/217 (2006.01); H01L 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A CMOS image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged column and rows in an array; a column circuit for storing reset values and a value after integration; a correlated double sampler which derives an image signal from the reset and the value after integration; and an anti-eclipse circuit physically separately from the column circuit and electrically connected to one or shared between multiple columns of pixels for restoring corrupted column voltage on a column of pixels.