Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photon counting analog front end with load balancing
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Application No.: US17245436Application Date: 2021-04-30
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Publication No.: US11543291B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Rakul Viswanath , Sachin Aithal
- Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent John R. Pessetto; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: G01J1/44
- IPC: G01J1/44

Abstract:
An analog front-end circuit includes an array of pixel circuits. Each pixel circuit includes an event counter and a power consumption circuit. The event counter is configured to count photons incident at the pixel circuit. The power compensation circuit includes an event rate circuit and a current sink circuit. The event rate circuit is configured to determine a rate of photon detection events at the pixel circuit. The current sink circuit is configured to pass a compensation current selected based on the rate of photon detection events at the pixel circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220349748A1 PHOTON COUNTING ANALOG FRONT END WITH LOAD BALANCING Public/Granted day:2022-11-03
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