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An output circuit for use with a comparator includes a first transistor having a control terminal coupled to receive an output signal from a first stage of the comparator.

Comparison circuitry includes a comparator having a first input configured to receive a pixel signal.

A comparator includes a first stage coupled to compare a reference voltage to an image charge voltage signal.

Methods and systems for streaming low-delay, high-definition video with partially reliable transmission are disclosed herein.

A method of forming an electrical connection in a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) device, comprising: providing a silicon substrate including a first surface and a second surface, wherein the silicon substrate includes an conductive pad at the first surface; providing a cover glass panel that includes a cover glass, a transparent electrode layer formed upon the cover glass, and a first sealing material layer formed upon the transparent electrode layer; forming a second sealing material layer upon the first surface of the silicon substrate, wherein the second sealing material layer covers the conductive pad; forming a display layer, comprising a liquid crystal portion, a first seal portion, and a second seal portion, upon the second sealing material layer; wherein the first seal portion and the second seal portion are situated to form a space between them; and wherein the space is situated on top of the conductive pad; placing the cover glass panel upon the display layer, wherein the first sealing material layer is placed directly in contact with the display layer; singulating the cover glass panel, the display layer, and the silicon substrate, through the space between the first seal portion and the second seal portion, wherein the first seal portion is separated from the second seal portion; subsequently dispensing a conductive adhesive to the cover glass panel and the silicon substrate, wherein the conductive adhesive forms an electrical connection between transparent electrode layer and the conductive pad.

A liquid crystal display includes a display area and a border area at least partially surrounding the display area, where the display area displays images for viewing and the border area displays display-protection images, which are used to control ion migration in the liquid crystal layer.

An image sensor is provided.

An image sensor includes a multi-pixel detector.

A camera module comprises an image sensor and a lens module disposed on the image sensor.

A method for forming a lens barrel includes aligning each of a plurality of upper apertures of an upper wafer to (i) a respective one of a plurality of middle apertures of a middle wafer and (ii) a respective one of a plurality of lower apertures of a lower wafer.

An image sensor includes a substrate, a first set of sensor pixels formed on the substrate, and a second set of sensor pixels formed on the substrate.

A wafer-level method for packaging a plurality of camera modules includes (a) overmolding a first housing material around a plurality of image sensors to produce a first wafer of packaged image sensors, (b) seating a plurality of lens units in the first wafer above the plurality of image sensors, respectively, and (d) overmolding a second housing material over the first wafer and around the lens units to form a second wafer of packaged camera modules, wherein each of the packaged camera modules includes one of the image sensors and one of the lens units, and the second housing material cooperates with the first housing material to secure the lens units in the second wafer.

A method for high-throughput assay processing includes (a) modulating temperature of a plurality of samples disposed in a respective plurality of fluidic channels on an image sensor wafer, including a plurality of image sensors, by heating the image sensor wafer using a heating module thermally coupled with the image sensor wafer, to control reaction dynamics in the samples, and (b) capturing a plurality of fluorescence images of the samples, using the plurality of image sensors, to detect one or more components of the plurality of samples.

A method for packaging applies to packaging a plurality of wafer-level lenses.

A display system comprises a first display for providing a first value and a second display for providing a second value.

An image sensor includes a plurality of photodiodes disposed in a semiconductor material and a plurality of isolation structures disposed between individual photodiodes in the plurality of photodiodes.

A liquid crystal display includes a display area and a border area at least partially surrounding the display area, where the display area displays images for viewing and the border area displays display-protection images, which are used to control ion migration in the liquid crystal layer.

Example comparators as discussed herein may include a second stage coupled to provide an output in response to an intermediate voltage, a first stage coupled to provide the intermediate voltage in response to an input.