Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging systems with selectable column power control
- Patent Title (中): 具有可选列功率控制的成像系统
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Application No.: US13485867Application Date: 2012-05-31
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Publication No.: US09053993B2Publication Date: 2015-06-09
- Inventor: Hai Yan , Ashirwad Bahukhandi
- Applicant: Hai Yan , Ashirwad Bahukhandi
- Applicant Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
- Current Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Agency: Treyz Law Group
- Agent Louis R. Levenson; Michael H. Lyons
- Main IPC: H04N5/335
- IPC: H04N5/335 ; H01L27/00 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/345 ; H04N5/369

Abstract:
Electronic devices may include image sensors having image pixel arrays with image pixels arranged in pixel rows and pixel columns. Each pixel column may be coupled to a column line having column readout circuitry. The column readout circuitry on each column line may include signal processing circuitry and a latch circuit. The latch circuit on each column line may be used to selectively enable and disable the signal processing circuitry on that column line. Each latch circuit may be coupled to first and second signal lines for globally enabling and disabling the signal processing circuitry on all of the column lines. Each latch circuit may be coupled to column decoder circuitry. The column decoder circuitry may provide a column-select signal to latch circuits on a chosen subset of column lines that enables the signal processing circuitry on those column lines by setting those latch circuits.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130134295A1 IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH SELECTABLE COLUMN POWER CONTROL Public/Granted day:2013-05-30
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