Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor with capacitor randomization for column gain
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Application No.: US16900576Application Date: 2020-06-12
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Publication No.: US11240458B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Hiroaki Ebihara , Rui Wang , John Brummer , Shan Chen
- Applicant: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H04N5/365 ; H04N5/355

Abstract:
A pixel cell readout circuit includes a bitline input stage coupled to a bitline to receive an image signal from a pixel cell. A capacitor ratio circuit is coupled to the bitline input stage. A gain of the bitline input stage is responsive to a capacitor ratio provided by the capacitor ratio circuit to the bitline input stage. A switch control circuit is coupled to receive a gain signal. The switch control circuit is coupled to generate a randomized pattern selection signal coupled to be received by the capacitor ratio circuit to select the capacitor ratio provided by the capacitor ratio circuit in response to the gain signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210392286A1 IMAGE SENSOR WITH CAPACITOR RANDOMIZATION FOR COLUMN GAIN Public/Granted day:2021-12-16
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