Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dual-mode column amplifier
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Application No.: US18063885Application Date: 2022-12-09
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Publication No.: US12273642B2Publication Date: 2025-04-08
- Inventor: Hung Trong Do , Khai Nguyen , Stephen W. Mims , Alexander Lu , Kwang Bo Cho , Angel Rogelio Lopez
- Applicant: Fairchild Imaging, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Fairchild Imaging, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Fairchild Imaging, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
- Main IPC: H04N25/76
- IPC: H04N25/76 ; H03F3/45 ; H04N25/768 ; H04N25/78

Abstract:
Examples include an image sensor comprising a pixel array having at least one column of addressable pixel sensors, and a column amplifier coupled to the at least one column of addressable pixel sensors, the column amplifier comprising a transistor bank including a plurality of transistors, and mode select circuitry coupled to the transistor bank and configured to establish one or more connections among the plurality of transistors to configure the column amplifier to operate in one of a differential mode of operation and a single-ended mode of operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240196115A1 DUAL-MODE COLUMN AMPLIFIER Public/Granted day:2024-06-13
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