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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Himax Imaging, Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Ping-Hung Yin, Grand Cayman, KY;
Amit Mittra, Grand Cayman, KY;
Kaveh Moazzami, Grand Cayman, KY;
Satya Narayan Mishra, Grand Cayman, KY;
Himax Imaging, Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
A pixel array comprises at least one long exposure pixel, short exposure pixel, and a control circuit. The long exposure pixel comprises a first photodiode to generate charges, a first image signal generating module for generating a first image sensing signal; and a first transfer switch device for passing the charges to the first image signal generating module via a first transfer control signal. The control circuit sets the first transfer control signal to be a first predetermined control voltage when the long exposure pixel is in an long exposure phase, and then sets the first transfer control signal to be a second predetermined control voltage when the short exposure pixel is in a short exposure phase.