Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Depth pixel having multi-tap structure and time-of-flight sensor including the same
-
Application No.: US17173290Application Date: 2021-02-11
-
Publication No.: US11627266B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: Younggu Jin , Youngchan Kim , Youngsun Oh
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: F. Chau & Associates, LLC
- Priority: KR10-2020-0087667 20200715
- Main IPC: H04N5/369
- IPC: H04N5/369 ; H04N5/341 ; G01S7/4865 ; G01S7/4863 ; G01S17/894

Abstract:
A depth pixel of a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor includes a common photogate disposed in a center region of the depth pixel, a plurality of floating diffusion regions disposed in a peripheral region surrounding the center region, a plurality of demodulation transfer gates disposed in the peripheral region, and a plurality of overflow gates disposed in the peripheral region. The demodulation transfer gates transfer a photo charge collected by the common photogate to the plurality of floating diffusion regions. The demodulation transfer gates are symmetric with respect to each of a horizontal line and a vertical line that pass through a center of the depth pixel and are substantially perpendicular to each other. The overflow gates drain the photo charge collected by the common photogate, and are symmetric with respect to each of the horizontal line and the vertical line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220021831A1 DEPTH PIXEL HAVING MULTI-TAP STRUCTURE AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2022-01-20
Information query