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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2007
Applicant:
David W. Gardner, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventor:
David W. Gardner, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Flir Advanced Imaging Systems, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/202 (2006.01); H04N 5/20 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2006.01); H01L 27/00 (2006.01); B21F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The anti-blooming structure of an image sensor is supplied with varying voltages during different integration periods such that charges generated in response to low level light are fully captured, whereas charges generated in response to a bright light spill over in a controlled manner. Accordingly, sensor's response may be generated to result in higher gains at low light levels and progressively lower gains at the higher light levels.