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H04N 25/772

comprising A/D, V/T, V/F, I/T or I/F converters

Introduced: January 2023

Full Title

Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof > SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith > Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors > Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components > comprising A/D, V/T, V/F, I/T or I/F converters

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Subclass:
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

Additional Content

A/D converter A/D Circuit for analogue-to-digital conversion (ADC) of a signal V/T converter V/T Circuit for converting a pixel output voltage to a time signal V/F converter V/F Circuit for converting a pixel output voltage to a frequency signal I/T converter I/T Circuit for converting a pixel output current to a time signal I/F converter I/F Circuit for converting a pixel output current to a frequency signal

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Child Classifications

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  • H04N 25/773 comprising photon counting circuits, e.g. single photon detection [SPD] or single photon avalanche diodes [SPAD]

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QUALCOMM US 97,396
  2. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 96,502
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 86,981
  4. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 55,869
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 55,349
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 53,649
  7. CANON 33,341
  8. SONY CORPORATION JP 32,761
  9. ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,274
  10. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 28,327