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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2007
Applicant:
Giuseppe Rossi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Giuseppe Rossi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
AltaSens, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/217 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for minimizing noise pickup in iSoC sensors using an improved Analog Capacitor Memory (ACM) design and optimized timing methods that together prevent direct connection of the electrical grounds between the low-speed signal processing circuit and high-speed signal processing circuit of an imaging System-on-Chip sensor. The ACM includes a two-terminal capacitor and two pairs of terminals. Each pair of terminals is connected via switches to separate circuits. The switches are controlled to isolate one side of the ACM from the other, thereby reducing the noise pickup between the circuits.