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Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2008
Applicants:

Sam Kavusi, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Christoph Lang, Cupertino, CA (US);

Thomas Rocznik, Amstadt, DE;

Chinwuba Ezekwe, Albany, CA (US);

Inventors:

Sam Kavusi, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Christoph Lang, Cupertino, CA (US);

Thomas Rocznik, Amstadt, DE;

Chinwuba Ezekwe, Albany, CA (US);

Assignee:

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 18/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/0029 (2013.01); G01D 18/008 (2013.01); G01R 33/072 (2013.01); G01R 33/075 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for providing increased accuracy in a CMOS sensor system in one embodiment includes a plurality of sensor elements having a first terminal and a second terminal on a complementary metal oxide semiconductor substrate, a first plurality of switches configured to selectively connect the first terminal to a power source and to selectively connect the first terminal to a readout circuit, and a second plurality of switches configured to selectively connect the second terminal to the power source and to selectively connect the second terminal to the readout circuit.


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