Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor pixels having dual gate charge transferring transistors
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Application No.: US15095918Application Date: 2016-04-11
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Publication No.: US10141356B2Publication Date: 2018-11-27
- Inventor: Jaroslav Hynecek
- Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent Michael H. Lyons; David K. Cole
- Main IPC: H04N5/225
- IPC: H04N5/225 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/374 ; H04N5/355

Abstract:
An image sensor may include an array of image sensor pixels. Each pixel may have a photodiode, a floating diffusion node, and a charge transferring transistor. The charge transferring transistor may be a dual gate transistor having first and second gate terminals. A suitable bias may be applied to the second gate terminal to alter the capacitance of the floating diffusion node. The amount of electrons that may be accommodated by the floating diffusion node may be altered with application of a varying voltage level bias at the second gate terminal. By implementing a dual gate transistor, dynamic range compression and anti-blooming charge overflow may be implemented directly in the pixel to reduce image sensor pixel size and cost.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170111603A1 IMAGE SENSOR PIXELS HAVING DUAL GATE CHARGE TRANSFERRING TRANSISTORS Public/Granted day:2017-04-20
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