Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensing pixels with lateral overflow storage
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Application No.: US17233318Application Date: 2021-04-16
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Publication No.: US11627274B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: Minseok Oh
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/355 ; H04N5/361 ; H04N5/374 ; H04N5/3745

Abstract:
An image sensor includes sensing pixels, each comprising a photodetector in electrical communication with a floating diffusion capacitor via a transfer gate, and a lateral overflow storage capacitor coupled to the floating diffusion capacitor via a lateral overflow control gate. A first readout circuit circuitry located between the transfer gate and the lateral overflow control gate comprises a first amplifier. A second readout circuitry, located opposite the lateral overflow control gate from the first readout circuitry, comprises a second amplifier. Following image integration, charge stored on the floating diffusion capacitor is readout using the first readout circuitry and charge stored on the lateral overflow storage capacitor is readout using the second readout circuitry. In a second readout, charge stored on the photodetector is readout using the first readout circuitry with a first amplification applied and charge stored on the photodetector is readout with a second, different amplification applied.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220337774A1 IMAGE SENSING PIXELS WITH LATERAL OVERFLOW STORAGE Public/Granted day:2022-10-20
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