Patent ID: 7298406

Claim:
An image capture system, comprising: a plurality of rows of pixels, each row comprising: a reset line for providing a reset signal; a plurality of pixels, each pixel comprising: a first FET having a gate terminal coupled to a reset line, a drain terminal coupled to a supply voltage, and a source terminal coupled to a readout node; and a photodetector coupled between a first ground and the readout node; a switching device selectively coupled to one of reset lines in the rows of pixels; reference voltage source coupled between a second ground and one of the reset lines via the switching device, wherein the reference voltage source generates a reset voltage that is independent of the supply voltage and the first and second grounds have the same potential; and an operational amplifier buffer comprising (1) an output coupled by the switching device to one of the reset lines, (2) a non-inverting input coupled to the reference voltage source to receive the reset voltage, and (3) an inverting input coupled to the output in a feedback loop, wherein the feedback loop does not pass through the readout node.