- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for signal distribution in an image sensor
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Application No.: US15815949Application Date: 2017-11-17
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Publication No.: US10692179B2Publication Date: 2020-06-23
- Inventor: Manuel H. Innocent , Tomas Geurts
- Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Agency: The Noblitt Group, PLLC
- Agent Hettie L. Haines
- Main IPC: G11C7/00
- IPC: G11C7/00 ; G06T3/40 ; G06T1/20 ; G11C7/22 ; H04N5/335 ; H04N5/369 ; H04N5/376

Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present technology provide a method and apparatus for signal distribution in an image sensor. In various embodiments, the apparatus provides a balanced signal distribution circuit having a plurality of driver circuits, wherein each driver circuit is connected to a logic circuit, distributed either directly below the pixel array or interspersed within the pixel array. A clock distribution network is connected to the logic circuit to provide all the logic circuits with a clock signal substantially simultaneously, which, in turn, controls all of the driver circuits substantially simultaneously and all pixels in the pixel array receive a control signal substantially simultaneously.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190156458A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION IN AN IMAGE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2019-05-23
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