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Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 26, 2015
Applicant:

Universite Catholique DE Louvain, Louvaine-la-Neuve, BE;

Inventors:

David Bol, Bousval, BE;

Numa Couniot, Nismes, BE;

Assignee:

UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/365 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3698 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 5/365 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an image sensor, a photo detector circuit applies a photo current to a capacitive node during a photo detection time interval. A front-end circuit comprises an input transistor having a control node that is coupled to the capacitive node. A switchable biasing arrangement puts the input transistor in a disabled state during the photo detection time interval. The input transistor is put in an enabled state after the photo detection time interval. This then causes the front-end circuit to provide an output signal that is representative of a voltage on the capacitive node after the photo detection time interval.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Bol, David. (2017). Image sensor with switchable biasing arrangement (U.S. Patent No. 9743023). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9743023

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