Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circuit configuration and method for time of flight sensor
- Patent Title (中): 飞行时间传感器的电路配置和方法
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Application No.: US13410086Application Date: 2012-03-01
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Publication No.: US08686367B2Publication Date: 2014-04-01
- Inventor: Ashish A. Shah
- Applicant: Ashish A. Shah
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: G01J5/20
- IPC: G01J5/20

Abstract:
An apparatus includes a photodiode, a first and second storage transistor, a first and second transfer transistor, and a first and second output transistor. The first transfer transistor selectively transfers a first portion of the image charge from the photodiode to the first storage transistor for storing over multiple accumulation periods. The first output transistor selectively transfers a first sum of the first portion of the image charge to a readout node. The second transfer transistor selectively transfers a second portion of the image charge from the photodiode to the second storage transistor for storing over the multiple accumulation periods. The second output transistor selectively transfers a second sum of the second portion of the image charge to the readout node.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130228691A1 CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION AND METHOD FOR TIME OF FLIGHT SENSOR Public/Granted day:2013-09-05
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