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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Marc Arques, Grenoble, FR;
Marc Arques, Grenoble, FR;
Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Paris, FR;
Trixell Z.I., Moirans, FR;
Abstract
An electronic read circuit for a radiation detector comprises: a comparator receiving a threshold potential and the potential from an integration node, said node being able to store electrical charges that are generated by a photosensitive element; a counter connected to the output of the comparator; and a counter-charge injection circuit comprising: a capacitor that stores counter-charges, a transfer transistor that can be turned on in order to transfer counter-charges from a terminal of the capacitor to the integration node whenever the comparator toggles, the transfer of the counter-charges bringing about a variation of potential at said terminal of the capacitor, and a regulation circuit for controlling the transfer transistor, said circuit comprising means for turning on the transfer transistor when the potential of the terminal of the capacitor is between two predetermined potentials that are independent of the transfer transistor.