METHOD OF CHARGING THE PHOTODIODE ELEMENT IN ACTIVE PIXEL ARRAYS

Patent №

US 6,797,935

Granted

2004-09-28

Filed 2002

Owner

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Lab

AI components

1

hardware

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

10251732

A forward biased diode 40 is used to charge up a photodiode 26 rather than an NMOS transistor. This photodiode charging mechanism increases the dynamic range and optical response of active pixel arrays, and improves the scalability of the pixel element.

AI hardwareH04N 25/77H10F 39/803

AI classification

AI hardware0.88
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Ownership

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

assignment · 133210543

Assignors

KAYA, CETIN, CHEN, JULIAN

On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.

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