- Patent Title: Ping pong readout structure in image sensor with dual pixel supply
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Application No.: US16859990Application Date: 2020-04-27
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Publication No.: US11363226B2Publication Date: 2022-06-14
- Inventor: Matthew Powell
- Applicant: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: CN Shenzhen
- Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: CN Shenzhen
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/3745
- IPC: H04N5/3745 ; H04N5/357 ; H04N5/369 ; H03M1/12 ; H04N5/378

Abstract:
An image sensor includes a pixel array having a plurality pixels arranged in a plurality of pixel clusters coupled to a plurality of column busses, a plurality of voltage supplies coupled to the plurality of pixel clusters, and ping-pong readout circuitry. Pixel clusters in adjacent column busses are supplied with different voltage supplies. The ping-pong readout circuitry includes multiplexing circuitry coupled to the plurality of column busses, and a plurality of analog-to-digital converters coupled to the multiplexing circuitry. The image sensor also includes a controller configured to selectively couple a pixel signal of a pixel cluster to a column bus to an ADC for signal conversion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210337148A1 PING PONG READOUT STRUCTURE IN IMAGE SENSOR WITH DUAL PIXEL SUPPLY Public/Granted day:2021-10-28
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