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

Claim 13:
14. A pixel of a pixel array within a CCD device, the pixel comprising:
a photodetector;
a transfer gate having a first terminal coupled to an output of the photodetector;
a first capacitor coupled to a second terminal of the transfer gate;
a first switch having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the transfer gate;
a second capacitor coupled to a second terminal of the first switch;
a second switch having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first switch; and
a third capacitor coupled to a second terminal of the second switch, wherein the third capacitor has a higher capacitance than the second capacitor, and the second capacitor has a higher capacitance than the first capacitor.