Analog readout preprocessing circuit for CMOS image sensor and control method thereof

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PATENT NO 9930284
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15538514

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The present disclosure provides an analog readout preprocessing circuit for a CMOS image sensor and a control method thereof. The analog readout preprocessing circuit comprises an extended count-type integration cycle-successive approximation hybrid analog-to-digital conversion capacitor network 1 configured to achieve readout and analog-to-digital conversion of signals output from the CMOS image sensor; an operational amplifier configured to utilize “virtual short” of two input terminals of the operational amplifier and the charge conservation principle, to achieve a function of extended count-type integration cycle-successive approximation hybrid analog-to-digital conversion, where the extended count-type integration can effectively reduce a thermal noise and a flicker noise within the image sensor; a comparator configured to compare voltages at two terminals to achieve a function of quantization of signals; and a control signal generator configured to provide control signals.

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  • INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

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Guo, Zhiqiang Beijing, CN 90 679
Liu, Liyuan Beijing, CN 31 42
Wu, Nanjian Beijing, CN 4 44

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