COMMON ELEMENT PIXEL ARCHITECTURE (CEPA) FOR FAST SPEED READOUT
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1. An common element pixel architecture (CEPA) imager comprising:
- a first column of pixels;
a second column of pixels;
a first column line;
a second column line;
a first group of pixels including pixels from the first column and the second column coupled to the first column line; and
a second group of pixels including other pixels from the first column and the second column coupled to the second column line.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a common element pixel architecture (CEPA) imager. The CEPA includes a first column of pixels and a second column of pixels. The CEPA also includes a first column line and a second column line. A first group of pixels is arranged including pixels from the first column and the second column coupled to the first column line. A second group of pixels is arranged including other pixels from the first column and the second column coupled to the second column line.
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1. An common element pixel architecture (CEPA) imager comprising:
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a first column of pixels; a second column of pixels; a first column line; a second column line; a first group of pixels including pixels from the first column and the second column coupled to the first column line; and a second group of pixels including other pixels from the first column and the second column coupled to the second column line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An common element pixel architecture (CEPA) imager comprising:
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a first column of pixels and a second column of pixels, each of the pixels including a photodiode and a transfer transistor; a first column line; a second column line; a first group of pixels including pixels from the first column and the second column; a second group of pixels including other pixels from the first column and the second column; a first readout circuit coupling each of the transfer transistors in the first group of pixels to the first column line; and a second readout circuit coupling each of the transfer transistors in the second group of pixels to the second column line. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An common element pixel architecture (CEPA) imager comprising:
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a first column of pixels, each of the pixels including a photodiode and a transfer transistor; a first column line; a second column line; a first group of pixels including pixels from the first column; a second group of pixels including other pixels from the first column; a first readout circuit coupling each of the transfer transistors in the first group of pixels to the first column line; and a second readout circuit coupling each of the transfer transistors in the second group of pixels to the second column line. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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