Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ramp generator for low noise image sensor
- Patent Title (中): 用于低噪声图像传感器的斜坡发生器
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Application No.: US14688260Application Date: 2015-04-16
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Publication No.: US09554074B2Publication Date: 2017-01-24
- Inventor: Liang Zuo , Zhiqiang Song , Liping Deng
- 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
- Agency: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H04N5/357

Abstract:
A readout circuit for use in an image sensor includes a sense amplifier circuit coupled to a bitline to sense analog image data from a pixel cell of the image sensor. An analog to digital converter is coupled to the sense amplifier circuit to convert the analog image data to digital image data. A ramp generator circuit is coupled to generate a first ramp signal. The analog to digital converter is coupled to generate the digital image data in response to the analog image data and the first ramp signal. A first capacitive voltage divider is coupled to the ramp generator. The first capacitive voltage divider is coupled to reduce an output voltage swing of the first ramp signal coupled to be received by the analog to digital converter to reduce noise in the first ramp signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160309106A1 RAMP GENERATOR FOR LOW NOISE IMAGE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2016-10-20
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