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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
May. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Inventors:
Jeffrey M. Raynor, Edinburgh, GB;
Andy Price, Bonnyrigg, GB;
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED, Marlow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01J 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/1626 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01J 2001/444 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging circuit includes at least one photosensitive device that provides an output in response to at least one photon and a compensation circuit configured to provide dark current compensation for the output of said photosensitive device. The applied compensation uses temperature information and temperature dependent calibration information.