According to the present invention, the total gain is continuous across {HEAD ~ the thresholds} of {TAIL ~ minimum shutter gain} and minimum chip gain 
According to the present invention , the total gain is continuous across { HEAD ~ the thresholds } of { TAIL ~ minimum shutter gain } and minimum chip gain
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