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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Senseeker Engineering Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kenton Veeder, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
SENSEEKER ENGINEERING INC., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H03M 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 3/39 (2013.01); H04N 5/37455 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a delta-sigma modulator circuit for use in a pixelated image sensor or a readout integrated circuit. In one aspect, the modulator circuit includes a dynamic resistance element configured to have a variable resistance that changes in accordance with a voltage difference across the dynamic resistance element.