Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Active pixel sensor array
- Patent Title (中): 有源像素传感器阵列
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Application No.: US11295373Application Date: 2005-12-06
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Publication No.: US07688370B2Publication Date: 2010-03-30
- Inventor: Ji-Ho Hur , Se-Hwan Kim , Jin Jang
- Applicant: Ji-Ho Hur , Se-Hwan Kim , Jin Jang
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: Silicon Display Technology Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Display Technology Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Ladas & Parry LLP
- Priority: KR10-2004-0101805 20041206
- Main IPC: H04N3/14
- IPC: H04N3/14

Abstract:
Disclosed is an active pixel sensor array, which can reduce the number of elements and the size of capacitors by enabling a reset switching transistor to include a function of an optical sensor and to reset a pixel voltage with a power supply voltage VDD after a gate selection signal is outputted, and to reset a pixel voltage with a power supply voltage VDD by a coupling function in case that a gate selection signal is outputted. The active pixel image sensor having a gate driving circuit and a column driving circuit includes a pixel composed of a voltage supply unit for supplying a signal voltage to the column driving circuit; a gate selection unit for turning on according to a n+1-th gate selection signal and outputting a voltage based on a difference between a pixel voltage and a threshold voltage of the voltage supply unit; a reset switching unit for turning on according to a n+1-th gate selection signal and resetting the pixel voltage with a power supply voltage VDD; and a storage unit and a coupling unit for coupling so as to initialize the pixel voltage to be lower than the power supply voltage VDD just after the n+1-th gate selection signal is outputted.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060119718A1 Active pixel sensor array Public/Granted day:2006-06-08
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