GB2340600B - Photodetector circuit - Google Patents

Photodetector circuit

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Publication number
GB2340600B
GB2340600B GB9926002A GB9926002A GB2340600B GB 2340600 B GB2340600 B GB 2340600B GB 9926002 A GB9926002 A GB 9926002A GB 9926002 A GB9926002 A GB 9926002A GB 2340600 B GB2340600 B GB 2340600B
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Prior art keywords
photodetector circuit
photodetector
circuit
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9926002A
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GB9926002D0 (en
GB2340600A (en
Inventor
Gillian Fiona Marshall
Stephen Collins
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UK Secretary of State for Defence
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UK Secretary of State for Defence
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/14—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation
    • H01L27/144—Devices controlled by radiation
    • H01L27/146—Imager structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03F—AMPLIFIERS
    • H03F1/00—Details of amplifiers with only discharge tubes, only semiconductor devices or only unspecified devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F1/30—Modifications of amplifiers to reduce influence of variations of temperature or supply voltage or other physical parameters
    • H03F1/301—Modifications of amplifiers to reduce influence of variations of temperature or supply voltage or other physical parameters in MOSFET amplifiers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
    • H04N25/57—Control of the dynamic range
    • H04N25/571—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response
    • H04N25/573—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response the logarithmic type

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
GB9926002A 1997-06-16 1998-06-15 Photodetector circuit Expired - Fee Related GB2340600B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9712368A GB2326784A (en) 1997-06-16 1997-06-16 A temperature-insensitive imaging array of phototransistors and subthreshold MOS loads
PCT/GB1998/001734 WO1998058411A1 (en) 1997-06-16 1998-06-15 Photodetector circuit

Publications (3)

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GB9926002D0 GB9926002D0 (en) 2000-01-12
GB2340600A GB2340600A (en) 2000-02-23
GB2340600B true GB2340600B (en) 2001-09-19

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GB9712368A Withdrawn GB2326784A (en) 1997-06-16 1997-06-16 A temperature-insensitive imaging array of phototransistors and subthreshold MOS loads
GB9926002A Expired - Fee Related GB2340600B (en) 1997-06-16 1998-06-15 Photodetector circuit

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GB9712368A Withdrawn GB2326784A (en) 1997-06-16 1997-06-16 A temperature-insensitive imaging array of phototransistors and subthreshold MOS loads

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EP (1) EP1012883A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2002508119A (en)
KR (1) KR20010013810A (en)
CA (1) CA2290965A1 (en)
GB (2) GB2326784A (en)
WO (1) WO1998058411A1 (en)

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US4078243A (en) * 1975-12-12 1978-03-07 International Business Machines Corporation Phototransistor array having uniform current response and method of manufacture
US5155353A (en) * 1991-08-14 1992-10-13 Tandberg Data High dynamic range integrated opto-electronic sensor and MOSFET amplifiers for pulsed light
US5276407A (en) * 1991-02-19 1994-01-04 Synaptics, Incorporated Sense amplifier
US5289023A (en) * 1991-02-19 1994-02-22 Synaptics, Incorporated High-density photosensor and contactless imaging array having wide dynamic range
US5363000A (en) * 1992-02-05 1994-11-08 Minolta Co., Ltd. Solid-state image sensing apparatus
WO1997021304A1 (en) * 1995-12-01 1997-06-12 The Secretary Of State For Defence Imaging system
EP0828297A2 (en) * 1996-09-10 1998-03-11 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Photosensor circuit

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Patent Citations (7)

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US4078243A (en) * 1975-12-12 1978-03-07 International Business Machines Corporation Phototransistor array having uniform current response and method of manufacture
US5276407A (en) * 1991-02-19 1994-01-04 Synaptics, Incorporated Sense amplifier
US5289023A (en) * 1991-02-19 1994-02-22 Synaptics, Incorporated High-density photosensor and contactless imaging array having wide dynamic range
US5155353A (en) * 1991-08-14 1992-10-13 Tandberg Data High dynamic range integrated opto-electronic sensor and MOSFET amplifiers for pulsed light
US5363000A (en) * 1992-02-05 1994-11-08 Minolta Co., Ltd. Solid-state image sensing apparatus
WO1997021304A1 (en) * 1995-12-01 1997-06-12 The Secretary Of State For Defence Imaging system
EP0828297A2 (en) * 1996-09-10 1998-03-11 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Photosensor circuit

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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"Analog VLSI & Neural Systems", Addison-Wesley 1989, pages 216-219 & 260-261 *

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JP2002508119A (en) 2002-03-12
CA2290965A1 (en) 1998-12-23
EP1012883A1 (en) 2000-06-28
GB9926002D0 (en) 2000-01-12
GB2340600A (en) 2000-02-23
GB9712368D0 (en) 1997-08-13
GB2326784A (en) 1998-12-30
WO1998058411A1 (en) 1998-12-23
KR20010013810A (en) 2001-02-26

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