Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for voltage settling
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Application No.: US16181767Application Date: 2018-11-06
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Publication No.: US10771723B2Publication Date: 2020-09-08
- Inventor: Ishwar Chandra Mudegowdar
- Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AZ Phoeniz
- Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Phoeniz
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent Tianyi He
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H04N5/376

Abstract:
An image sensor pixel may include a photodiode, a floating diffusion, and a transfer gate. Column readout circuitry coupled to the image sensor pixel via a column line. Voltage settling circuitry may be coupled to the column line. Voltage settling circuitry may include a pre-charging circuit, a reset voltage slew boosting circuit, and an image signal voltage slew boosting circuit. The pre-charging circuit may pull down the column line voltage to a grounding voltage. The reset voltage slew boosting circuit may pull up the column line voltage to a reference voltage near a reset level voltage. The image signal voltage slew boosting circuit may pull down the column line voltage to an additional reference voltage near an image signal voltage. With the use of the voltage settling circuitry, a faster pre-charge and clamping of the column line can be achieved.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200145596A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOLTAGE SETTLING Public/Granted day:2020-05-07
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