US Patent 7274319 Ramp generators for imager analog-to-digital converters

Patent 7274319 was granted and assigned to Micron Technology on September, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Micron Technology

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

72743190

Patent Inventor Names

Yan Lee0

Date of Patent

September 25, 2007

Patent Application Number

114400960

Date Filed

May 25, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Peguy JeanPierre

Patent abstract

An imager with an analog-to-digital converter having at least one ramp generator that precisely and efficiently produces the desired ramp voltages required by the analog-to-digital converter. The analog-to-digital converter can use differential or two ramp generators. The analog-to-digital converter can also use ramp generators operated in linear or compressed ramp modes.