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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2007
Applicant:
Hai Yan, Fontana, CA (US);
Inventor:
Hai Yan, Fontana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aptina Imaging Corporation, George Town, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H03F 3/04 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various embodiments comprise apparatus, methods, and systems that include an amplification apparatus comprising a first input, a second input, and an output, a first plurality of series-connected transistors including a first transistor having a first channel ratio and a first gate coupled to the first input, and a second plurality of series-connected transistors including a second transistor having a second channel ratio that is greater than the first channel ratio, the second transistor including a second gate coupled to the second input.