Patent ID: 11956557
Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS IMAGING SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A charge coupled device (CCD), comprising:
a plurality of pixels, wherein at least one pixel of the plurality of pixels comprises
a photodetector;
a transfer gate coupled to an output of the photodetector; and
a gain mode select block coupled to an output of the transfer gate, wherein the gain mode select block comprises
a first switch coupled between a first node and a second node, the first node coupled to a first capacitor and the second node coupled to a second capacitor, and
a second switch coupled between the second node and a third node, the third node coupled to a third capacitor, wherein the third capacitor has a higher capacitance than the second capacitor, and the second capacitor has a higher capacitance than the first capacitor.