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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2010
Applicants:
John L. Vampola, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Andrew E. Gin, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Roya Mokhtari, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Walter C. Trautfield, Lompoc, CA (US);
Inventors:
John L. Vampola, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Andrew E. Gin, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Roya Mokhtari, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Walter C. Trautfield, Lompoc, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14 (2006.01); H01L 31/00 (2006.01); G01J 1/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 3/1568 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charge injection circuit is used to control injection of an electronic charge to be added to a photon-induced charge generated by a detector of a direct integration circuit. The electronic charge can be injected directly to the detector or through a parallel path to the detector. Injection of the electronic charge is controlled through one or more switching transistors