Patent ID: 9407848
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging system, comprising: an array of image pixels, wherein each image pixel includes a photosensitive element configured to convert incoming light into electric charges; column readout circuitry coupled to the array of image pixels, wherein the column readout circuitry is coupled to the array of image pixels over column lines; row control circuitry coupled to the array of image pixels, wherein the row control circuitry is configured to provide row control signals to a gate terminal of at least one transistor in each image pixel in the array of image pixels for capturing image data; and control signal verification circuitry coupled to the array of image pixels, wherein the control signal verification circuitry is coupled to the array of image pixels via a path, wherein the path is different from the column lines, and wherein the control signal verification circuitry is configured to receive the row control signals from the row control circuitry through the array of image pixels and the path.