ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,119, issued on April 14, was assigned to SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Adaptive gain for image sensors" was invented by Shankar Ramakrishnan (Bangalore, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Image sensors and methods for reading out image sensors. The image sensor includes a pixel array, a ramp generator, a gain circuit, a comparator, a digital counter, and a controller. The ramp generator is configured to generate a ramp signal. The gain circuit is configured to apply a first gain to the ramp signal when a pixel is reset and a selected gain to the ramp signal when the pixel is read out. The comparator...