Many electrical sensing devices include an array of transducer elements
for converting external stimuli to electrical indications. Novel
technologies to realize improvements in low power consumption, low noise,
and analog output path which occupies minimal die area while maintaining
certain data rates are disclosed. A two stage pipeline architecture of
the invention in the analog output path maintains fast pixel rates with
minimal ADC (analog digital converter) arrangement. A novel power supply
and the use of differential amplifiers in connection with a black signal
level as a reference voltage are also described.