Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stacked rolling shutter and global shutter image sensor with knee self point calibration
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Application No.: US15968993Application Date: 2018-05-02
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Publication No.: US10250832B1Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Chen Xu , Yaowu Mo , Zexu Shao , Zhengmin Zhang , Weijian Ma
- Applicant: SmartSens Technology (Cayman) Co., Limited.
- Applicant Address: CN Shanghai
- Assignee: SMARTSENS TECHNOLOGY (CAYMAN) CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SMARTSENS TECHNOLOGY (CAYMAN) CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: CN Shanghai
- Agency: Karich & Associates
- Agent Eric Karich
- Main IPC: H04N5/3745
- IPC: H04N5/3745 ; H04N5/372 ; H04N5/378 ; H04N5/361 ; H04N5/363

Abstract:
An image sensor has a stacked pixel arrangement including both rolling and global shutter readout circuits wherein each pixel includes an adjustable transfer transistor gate voltage level for modifying electric charge within a photodiode during exposure depending on incident light intensity. The sensor also has a row decoder circuit providing readout signals to each row of the imaging cells during both a readout interval and during a calibration interval for each row. The row decoder may employ one of several of its features to provide a self-knee point calibration following an image signal readout in order to minimize photo conversion variations that lead to fixed pattern noise and to enhance dynamic range.
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