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Dual panel pixel readout in an imager

  • US 20060007337A1
  • Filed: 07/12/2004
  • Published: 01/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An imaging device comprising:

  • an array of pixels comprising first and second panels, each panel being organized into a plurality of rows and columns;

    a first row decoder connected to the rows of said first panel;

    a second row decoder connected to the rows of said second panel, said first and second row decoders being configured to respectively and independently activate rows within said first and second panels;

    sample and hold circuitry connected to the columns of the first and second panels; and

    a column decoder connected to said sample and hold circuitry, said column decoder being controlled to address said sample and hold circuitry such that pixel readout from the first and second panels and column readout of stored signals are pipelined.

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