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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Kuo-Yu Chou, Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-Ping Chao, Zhubei, TW;
Hon-Yih Tu, Hsinchu, TW;
Po-Sheng Chou, Baoshan Township, TW;
Yi-Che Chen, Taichung, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/00 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/365 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3651 (2013.01);
Abstract
A CMOS sensor includes a pixel configured to output a voltage based on incident light received by the pixel. Circuitry is coupled to the pixel and is configured to determine a reset voltage of the pixel and to select a gain level based on the reset voltage of the pixel. A gain circuit is coupled to the circuitry and is configured to set a voltage level of the gain selected by the circuitry.