Method for controlling light charge quantity of light sensing LED and its image sensor
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN Β· China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- PIXART IMAGING INC
- Publication Date
- 2007-06-27
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable Β· inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
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[0001] The invention provides a method for controlling active pixels, especially a method for controlling the amount of photoelectric charges that can be stored in a photodiode and an image sensing device thereof. Background technique
[0002] Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a circuit diagram of the previous active pixel 8 . The active pixel 8 includes a pinned photodiode 10, a transfer transistor 12, a reset transistor 14, a source follower 16 and a row selector. ) transistor 18. The clamping photodiode 10 is used to receive light; the switching transistor 12 is used to control the charge transfer stored in the clamping photodiode 10; the reset transistor 14 is used to reset the clamping photodiode 10; the source of the source follower 16 The potential of the electrode will change with the charge received by the gate of the source follower 16; the column selection switch transistor 18 is used to control the storage of the optical signal or the reset sign...