Ambient light sensors with photodiode leakage current compensation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9116043
APP PUB NO 20140267202A1
SERIAL NO

13845641

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An electronic device may have a display with a brightness that is adjusted based on data gathered from one or more ambient light sensors (ALSs). In one suitable arrangement, an ALS may include a photodiode, a temperature sensor, a scaler, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a subtractor. The subtractor may have a first input coupled to the photodiode via the ADC, a second input coupled to the temperature sensor via the scaler, and an output on which a leakage-compensated sensor output is provided. In another suitable arrangement, the ALS may include first and second photodiodes, a light blocking layer formed over the second photodiode, a scaler, and a subtractor. The subtractor may have a first input coupled to the first photodiode, a second input coupled to the second photodiode via the scaler, and an output on which a leakage-compensated sensor output is provided.

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APPLE INCONE APPLE PARK WAY CUPERTINO CA 95014

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Zheng, Dong Los Altos, US 108 708

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