CN102891967B - 成像装置 - Google Patents

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CN102891967B
CN102891967B CN201210245585.4A CN201210245585A CN102891967B CN 102891967 B CN102891967 B CN 102891967B CN 201210245585 A CN201210245585 A CN 201210245585A CN 102891967 B CN102891967 B CN 102891967B
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    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
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    • H03M1/004Reconfigurable analogue/digital or digital/analogue converters
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    • H04N25/00Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
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    • H04N25/78Readout circuits for addressed sensors, e.g. output amplifiers or A/D converters
    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H03MCODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M1/00Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H03M1/12Analogue/digital converters
    • H03M1/1205Multiplexed conversion systems
    • H03M1/123Simultaneous, i.e. using one converter per channel but with common control or reference circuits for multiple converters
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