Abstract
Dynamic range of a differential pixel is enhanced by injecting, synchronously or asynchronously, a fixed compensating offset (?V) into a differential signal capacitor whenever magnitude of the differential signal across the capacitor exceeds a predetermined value. The number (N) of ?V offsets made is counted. Effective differential signal capacitor voltage V(t) = Vo + N-?V, where Vo is capacitor voltage. Differential pixel signal/noise ratio is increased by dynamically maximizing operational amplifier gain AG for each differential pixel.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Patent number | WO2006086455 |
| IPC | H01L 27/ 00 A I |
| Priority date | 02/8/05 |
| State | Published - Aug 17 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |