Invention Publication
- Patent Title: ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR IMAGE SENSING
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Application No.: US18616454Application Date: 2024-03-26
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Publication No.: US20240334080A1Publication Date: 2024-10-03
- Inventor: Laurent SIMONY
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
- Applicant Address: FR Grenoble
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Geneva
- Priority: FR 03104 2023.03.30
- Main IPC: H04N25/616
- IPC: H04N25/616 ; H03F3/45 ; H04N25/709 ; H04N25/77

Abstract:
An electronic circuit includes image acquisition cells, wherein each cell has a photodetector coupled to a first node of the cell, and an amplifying transistor having a gate connected to the first node, a conduction node coupled to an output of the cell, and a node for controlling a back gate voltage. The amplifying transistor is configured so that its threshold voltage varies according to the back gate voltage. A control circuit adjusts a voltage applied to the control node of the back gate voltage of the amplifying transistor of one of the cells according to a comparison of the voltage present at the cell output and a reference voltage.
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