GB2340600B - Photodetector circuit - Google Patents

Photodetector circuit

Info

Publication number: GB2340600B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: photodetector circuit; photodetector; circuit
Prior art date: 1997-06-16
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

GB9926002A

Other versions

GB9926002D0 (en

GB2340600A (en

Inventor

Gillian Fiona Marshall

Stephen Collins

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

UK Secretary of State for Defence

Original Assignee

UK Secretary of State for Defence

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1997-06-16

Filing date

1998-06-15

Publication date

2001-09-19

1998-06-15 Application filed by UK Secretary of State for Defence filed Critical UK Secretary of State for Defence

2000-01-12 Publication of GB9926002D0 publication Critical patent/GB9926002D0/en

2000-02-23 Publication of GB2340600A publication Critical patent/GB2340600A/en

2001-09-19 Application granted granted Critical

2001-09-19 Publication of GB2340600B publication Critical patent/GB2340600B/en

2018-06-15 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
- H10F39/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
- H10F39/10—Integrated devices
- H10F39/12—Image sensors
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03F—AMPLIFIERS
- H03F1/00—Details of amplifiers with only discharge tubes, only semiconductor devices or only unspecified devices as amplifying elements
- H03F1/30—Modifications of amplifiers to reduce influence of variations of temperature or supply voltage or other physical parameters
- H03F1/301—Modifications of amplifiers to reduce influence of variations of temperature or supply voltage or other physical parameters in MOSFET amplifiers
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
- H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
- H04N25/57—Control of the dynamic range
- H04N25/571—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response
- H04N25/573—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response the logarithmic type

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Nonlinear Science (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Signal Processing (AREA)
Power Engineering (AREA)
Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
Light Receiving Elements (AREA)

GB9926002A 1997-06-16 1998-06-15 Photodetector circuit Expired - Fee Related GB2340600B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB9712368A GB2326784A (en)	1997-06-16	1997-06-16	A temperature-insensitive imaging array of phototransistors and subthreshold MOS loads
PCT/GB1998/001734 WO1998058411A1 (en)	1997-06-16	1998-06-15	Photodetector circuit

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB9926002D0 GB9926002D0 (en)	2000-01-12
GB2340600A GB2340600A (en)	2000-02-23
GB2340600B true GB2340600B (en)	2001-09-19

Family

ID=10814133

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB9712368A Withdrawn GB2326784A (en)	1997-06-16	1997-06-16	A temperature-insensitive imaging array of phototransistors and subthreshold MOS loads
GB9926002A Expired - Fee Related GB2340600B (en)	1997-06-16	1998-06-15	Photodetector circuit

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB9712368A Withdrawn GB2326784A (en)	1997-06-16	1997-06-16	A temperature-insensitive imaging array of phototransistors and subthreshold MOS loads

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1012883A1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2002508119A (en)
KR (1)	KR20010013810A (en)
CA (1)	CA2290965A1 (en)
GB (2)	GB2326784A (en)
WO (1)	WO1998058411A1 (en)

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US4078243A (en) *	1975-12-12	1978-03-07	International Business Machines Corporation	Phototransistor array having uniform current response and method of manufacture
US5155353A (en) *	1991-08-14	1992-10-13	Tandberg Data	High dynamic range integrated opto-electronic sensor and MOSFET amplifiers for pulsed light
US5276407A (en) *	1991-02-19	1994-01-04	Synaptics, Incorporated	Sense amplifier
US5289023A (en) *	1991-02-19	1994-02-22	Synaptics, Incorporated	High-density photosensor and contactless imaging array having wide dynamic range
US5363000A (en) *	1992-02-05	1994-11-08	Minolta Co., Ltd.	Solid-state image sensing apparatus
WO1997021304A1 (en) *	1995-12-01	1997-06-12	The Secretary Of State For Defence	Imaging system
EP0828297A2 (en) *	1996-09-10	1998-03-11	Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Photosensor circuit

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1997
- 1997-06-16 GB GB9712368A patent/GB2326784A/en not_active Withdrawn
1998
- 1998-06-15 KR KR1019997011828A patent/KR20010013810A/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-06-15 EP EP98925866A patent/EP1012883A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-06-15 GB GB9926002A patent/GB2340600B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-06-15 CA CA002290965A patent/CA2290965A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-06-15 JP JP50395599A patent/JP2002508119A/en active Pending
- 1998-06-15 WO PCT/GB1998/001734 patent/WO1998058411A1/en not_active Ceased

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4078243A (en) *	1975-12-12	1978-03-07	International Business Machines Corporation	Phototransistor array having uniform current response and method of manufacture
US5276407A (en) *	1991-02-19	1994-01-04	Synaptics, Incorporated	Sense amplifier
US5289023A (en) *	1991-02-19	1994-02-22	Synaptics, Incorporated	High-density photosensor and contactless imaging array having wide dynamic range
US5155353A (en) *	1991-08-14	1992-10-13	Tandberg Data	High dynamic range integrated opto-electronic sensor and MOSFET amplifiers for pulsed light
US5363000A (en) *	1992-02-05	1994-11-08	Minolta Co., Ltd.	Solid-state image sensing apparatus
WO1997021304A1 (en) *	1995-12-01	1997-06-12	The Secretary Of State For Defence	Imaging system
EP0828297A2 (en) *	1996-09-10	1998-03-11	Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Photosensor circuit

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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"Analog VLSI & Neural Systems", Addison-Wesley 1989, pages 216-219 & 260-261 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JP2002508119A (en)	2002-03-12
GB9926002D0 (en)	2000-01-12
KR20010013810A (en)	2001-02-26
WO1998058411A1 (en)	1998-12-23
CA2290965A1 (en)	1998-12-23
EP1012883A1 (en)	2000-06-28
GB2340600A (en)	2000-02-23
GB2326784A (en)	1998-12-30
GB9712368D0 (en)	1997-08-13

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GB9802869D0 (en)	1998-04-08	Circuit board
GB2340600B (en)	2001-09-19	Photodetector circuit
GB9721082D0 (en)	1997-12-03	Integrated circuit
EP1136798A4 (en)	2004-05-26	Photodetector device
EP0866345A4 (en)	2000-08-30	Variable-axis photodetector
TW381804U (en)	2000-02-01	Circuit arrangement
GB2329073B (en)	2002-04-17	Circuit board
GB9727005D0 (en)	1998-02-18	Mulitivibrator circuit
GB9702599D0 (en)	1997-03-26	Photodetector
AU134349S (en)	1998-07-13	Module
GB9707379D0 (en)	1997-05-28	Photodetectors
GB2321736B (en)	2001-04-11	Sense amplifier circuit
TW360457U (en)	1999-06-01	Circuit arrangement
GB2309540B (en)	1999-04-28	Integrated optical circuit
GB9807866D0 (en)	1998-06-10	Circuit board
GB9714558D0 (en)	1997-09-17	Circuit board
AU134350S (en)	1998-07-13	Module
GB2378596B (en)	2003-04-23	An optical circuit
GB9727397D0 (en)	1998-02-25	Pre-Amplifier circuit
TW324547U (en)	1998-01-01	Short circuit detector
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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2001-10-24	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
2007-02-28	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20060615