公开(公告)号：US20070228256A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-04

申请号：US11395193

申请日：2006-03-31

申请人： Ray Mentzer ,  Frank DeMonte ,  Jeffery Beck ,  Matthew Borg ,  Charles Myers

发明人： Ray Mentzer ,  Frank DeMonte ,  Jeffery Beck ,  Matthew Borg ,  Charles Myers

IPC分类号： H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： An active pixel sensor (APS) image sensor comprises an array of pixel circuits corresponding to rows and columns of pixels, a plurality of amplifiers that buffer signals output by the array of pixel circuits, and a plurality of sample and hold circuits that read the buffered signals. A routing mechanism is positioned between the array of pixel circuits and the plurality of amplifiers. A controller selects a set of the pixel circuits for sampling and is configured to control the routing mechanism to couple each pixel circuit in the set to a different one of the amplifiers during a normal mode of operation and to couple each pixel circuit of a subset of pixel circuits in a first set of pixel circuits to a different amplifier of a first subset of the amplifiers, to couple each pixel circuit of a subset of pixel circuits in a second set of pixel circuits to a different amplifier of a second subset of the amplifiers, and to connect the amplifiers of the first and second subsets of amplifiers in pairs to a common one of the sample and hold circuits during a sub-sampling mode of operation.

摘要翻译： 有源像素传感器（APS）图像传感器包括对应于像素行和列的像素电路阵列，缓冲由像素电路阵列输出的信号的多个放大器以及读取缓冲的多个采样和保持电路 信号。 路由机制位于像素电路阵列和多个放大器之间。 控制器选择一组用于采样的像素电路，并且被配置为控制路由机制以在正常操作模式期间将集合中的每个像素电路耦合到不同的一个放大器，并且将 将第一组像素电路中的像素电路连接到放大器的第一子集的不同放大器，以将第二组像素电路中的像素电路的子集的每个像素电路耦合到放大器的第二子集的不同放大器 并且在子采样操作模式期间将放大器的第一和第二子集的放大器成对连接到采样和保持电路中的公共一个。

公开(公告)号：US20060170796A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-03

申请号：US11048479

申请日：2005-01-31

申请人： Frank DeMonte ,  Jeffery Beck

发明人： Frank DeMonte ,  Jeffery Beck

IPC分类号： H04N9/64 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3598 ,  H04N5/363

摘要： An apparatus and method for detecting a failed reset in a pixel are described. First, a reset proxy signal that is received. Second, a reset reference signal is received. The reset proxy signal and the reset reference signal are compared. Based on the comparison, a reset status signal is generated. The reset status signal indicates that a failed reset has been detected or that a failed reset has not been detected.

公开(公告)号：US20060232339A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11105752

申请日：2005-04-14

申请人： Frank DeMonte

发明人： Frank DeMonte

IPC分类号： H03G3/10

CPC分类号： H03G1/0023 ,  H03G3/3036 ,  H03G2201/40

摘要： An apparatus having an electronic amplifier with signal gain dependent bias. The electronic apparatus includes the amplifier and a bias state control circuit. The electronic amplifier has a signal gain and a bias state. The signal gain is adjustable to either of at least two different signal gain settings, and the bias state is adjustable to either of at least two different bias state settings. The bias state control circuit has capability of adjusting the bias state setting of the amplifier based upon the signal gain setting to which the amplifier is adjusted.

摘要翻译： 一种具有信号增益相关偏置的电子放大器的装置。 电子设备包括放大器和偏置状态控制电路。 电子放大器具有信号增益和偏置状态。 信号增益可调节至少两个不同的信号增益设置，偏置状态可调整至至少两个不同的偏置状态设置。 偏置状态控制电路具有根据调整放大器的信号增益设定来调整放大器的偏置状态设定的能力。

公开(公告)号：US20050036778A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-17

申请号：US10639799

申请日：2003-08-12

申请人： Frank DeMonte

发明人： Frank DeMonte

IPC分类号： G03B13/32

CPC分类号： G03B13/32

摘要： A fixed-focus camera module includes an image sensor, a lens for focusing an image onto the image sensor, and a positioning structure for maintaining an alignment of the lens and image sensor. The alignment provides a desired image quality of the image focussed onto the image sensor. The positioning structure includes a first unthreaded member coupled to the lens and a second unthreaded member coupled to the image sensor. One of the first and the second members is configured to be inserted into the other of the members to provide an adjustable relative position of the lens and the image sensor.

摘要翻译： 固定焦距相机模块包括图像传感器，用于将图像聚焦到图像传感器上的透镜以及用于保持透镜和图像传感器的对准的定位结构。 该对准提供聚焦到图像传感器上的图像的期望图像质量。 定位结构包括耦合到透镜的第一无螺纹构件和联接到图像传感器的第二无螺纹构件。 第一和第二构件中的一个构造成插入到另一个构件中以提供透镜和图像传感器的可调节的相对位置。