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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Thomas Richard Ayers, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Shizunori Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/228 (2006.01); H04N 5/376 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/376 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/37452 (2013.01); H04N 5/37455 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor comprises a pixel circuit including a reset transistor and configured to output a pixel signal; and a differential comparator including a pixel input, a reference input, and a comparator output, wherein one of a source or a drain of the reset transistor is connected to the comparator output. In this manner, an active reset method may be incorporated in the image sensor.
Ayers, Thomas. (2018). Active reset circuit for reset spread reduction in single-slope adc (U.S. Patent No. 9967496). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9967496
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