Sample and hold readout system and method for ramp analog to digital conversion

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PATENT NO 12155952
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17715780

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A sample and hold readout system and method for ramp analog to digital conversion is presented in which an optical array is read out using a sample and hold circuit such that each sample is used to charge a sample and hold capacitor and is read out during a hold phase using an amplifier that drives an ramp analog to digital converter. The sample and hold circuit transitions to a tracking phase wherein the optical array input drives an amplifier that drives the sample and hold capacitor then transitions to a sample phase where the sample and hold capacitor is connected to the optical array output directly.

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  • OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Nguyen, Trung Thanh Oslo, NO 10 36

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