Patent ID: 8803061

Claim:
An apparatus including an image array, comprising: a plurality of bias lines to convey a common bias voltage; a plurality of data lines to convey a plurality of data signals; a plurality of address lines to convey a plurality of address signals; a plurality of reference lines to convey a common reference voltage; a plurality of clamp lines to convey a plurality of clamp control signals; and a plurality of pixels disposed along a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, wherein each pixel includes a photodiode coupled to one of said plurality of bias lines, a switch transistor including first and second switch electrodes coupled to said photodiode and one of said plurality of data lines, respectively, and a switch control electrode coupled to one of said plurality of address lines, and a clamp transistor including first and second clamp electrodes coupled to said photodiode and one of said plurality of reference lines, respectively, and a clamp control electrode coupled to one of said plurality of clamp lines.