Invention Application
- Patent Title: CURRENT STEERING RAMP COMPENSATION SCHEME AND DIGITAL CIRCUIT IMPLEMENTATION
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Application No.: US17217950Application Date: 2021-03-30
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Publication No.: US20220321815A1Publication Date: 2022-10-06
- Inventor: Tao Sun
- 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
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H03K3/037 ; H03K4/06

Abstract:
A ramp generator includes a plurality of switched current sources coupled in parallel between a resistor and ground. A digital ramp control signal generator includes a counter to generate a ramp control signal in response to a clock signal. Each bit of the ramp control signal is coupled to control switching of a respective one of the plurality of switched current sources to generate a ramp signal at an output of the ramp generator. The digital ramp control signal generator is coupled to receive a reset signal to zero the ramp control signal. The digital ramp control signal generator is further coupled to receive a set bits signal to initialize the ramp signal to a preset value after every reset of the ramp control signal to add a DC offset compensation current determined by the preset value to the ramp signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US11627273B2 Current steering ramp compensation scheme and digital circuit implementation Public/Granted day:2023-04-11
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