Patent ID: 9179085
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a first analog sampling circuit within a first cell of a first pixel, the first analog sampling circuit in communication with a first node for storing a first sample; a first photodiode within the first cell of the first pixel configured to communicate a first current to the first node based on a first light intensity associated with the first photodiode, wherein the first current is communicated through a first transistor; a second photodiode within a first cell of a second pixel configured to communicate a second current to the first node based on a second light intensity associated with the second photodiode, wherein the second current is communicated through a second transistor and an interconnect; a third photodiode within a first cell of a third pixel configured to communicate a third current to the first node based on a third light intensity associated with the third photodiode, wherein the third current is communicated through a third transistor and the interconnect; a fourth photodiode within a first cell of a fourth pixel configured to communicate a fourth current to the first node based on a fourth light intensity associated with the fourth photodiode, wherein the fourth current is communicated through a fourth transistor and the interconnect; and a second analog sampling circuit in communication with a second node for storing a second sample, wherein the second photodiode is further configured to communicate the second current to the second node through the second transistor.