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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2009
Applicant:
Ping-hung Yin, Tainan, TW;
Inventor:
Ping-Hung Yin, Tainan, TW;
Assignee:
Himax Imaging, Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A readout system with enhanced dynamic range for an image sensor is constructed with a pixel circuit and a readout circuit. The pixel circuit includes at least a first amplifier with a first gain and a second amplifier with a second gain for amplifying signals from the image sensor. The readout circuit includes at least a first readout sub-circuit and a second readout sub-circuit for corresponding reading output of the first amplifier and output of the second amplifier respectively.