Patent ID: 8601674

Claim:
A method for producing an image capture device comprising: providing a horizontal shift register electrically connected to a pixel array for receiving charge packets from the pixel array; providing a non-destructive sense node connected to an output of the horizontal shift register; providing a charge directing switch electrically connected to the non-destructive sense node, wherein the charge directing switch includes first and second outputs; providing a charge multiplying horizontal shift register electrically connected to the first output of the charge directing switch; providing a discharging element connected to the second output of the charge directing switch; providing a computing device electrically connected to the charge directing switch, wherein the computing device is operable to transmit a switch signal to the charge directing switch in response to a signal received from the non-destructive sense node; providing a pipeline delay horizontal shift register connected between the non-destructive sense node and the charge directing switch; and providing a length of the pipeline delay horizontal shift register based on a pipeline delay time of the first amplifier and the first output circuit.