Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensors having high dynamic range imaging pixels
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Application No.: US17813868Application Date: 2022-07-20
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Publication No.: US11805331B2Publication Date: 2023-10-31
- Inventor: Richard Scott Johnson
- 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 Scottsdale
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent Joseph F. Guihan
- Main IPC: H01L27/146
- IPC: H01L27/146 ; H04N25/62 ; H04N25/771 ; H04N25/59 ; H04N23/54 ; H04N23/741 ; H04N25/71 ; H04N25/583 ; H04N25/709

Abstract:
A high dynamic range imaging pixel may include a photodiode that generates charge in response to incident light. When the generated charge exceeds a first charge level, the charge may overflow through a first transistor to a first storage capacitor. When the generated charge exceeds a second charge level that is higher than the first charge level, the charge may overflow through a second transistor. The charge that overflows through the second transistor may alternately be coupled to a voltage supply and drained or transferred to a second storage capacitor for subsequent readout. Diverting more overflow charge to the voltage supply may increase the dynamic range of the pixel. The amount of charge diverted to the voltage supply may therefore be updated to control the dynamic range of the imaging pixel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220360728A1 IMAGE SENSORS HAVING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING PIXELS Public/Granted day:2022-11-10
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