Patents by Inventor Van Brian

Van Brian has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20120049047
    Abstract: A sensing device includes a pixel unit and an output unit. The pixel unit includes a sensing element, a transfer transistor, a reset transistor, and an output transistor. The transfer transistor is coupled between the sensing element and a floating diffusion node. The reset transistor is coupled between a first node and the floating diffusion node. The output transistor has a control terminal coupled to the floating diffusion node and an input terminal coupled to the first node. During a readout period, the reset transistor is controlled by a reset phase to reset a level of the floating diffusion node. The output unit generates a pixel output signal at the first node according to the level of the floating diffusion node and a reference signal. During the readout period, the reference signal is at a higher level, and after the reset phase, the reference signal is at a lower level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HIMAX IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Ping-Hung Yin, Van Brian