Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor with photosensitive thin film transistors
- Patent Title (中): 具有感光薄膜晶体管和暗电流补偿的图像传感器
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Application No.: US10825922Application Date: 2004-04-16
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Publication No.: US07773139B2Publication Date: 2010-08-10
- Inventor: Willem den Boer , Tin Nguyen , Patrick J. Green
- Applicant: Willem den Boer , Tin Nguyen , Patrick J. Green
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Main IPC: H04N3/14
- IPC: H04N3/14 ; H04N5/335 ; G02F1/136 ; G09G3/32

Abstract:
An image sensor array includes image sensors having photo TFTs to generate photocurrent in response to received images. The photo TFTs each have their respective gate electrodes and source electrodes independently biased to reduce the effects of dark current. Storage capacitors are coupled to each photo TFT and discharged upon generation of a photocurrent. Each storage capacitor is coupled to a readout TFT that passes a current from the storage capacitor to a data line. The photo TFT may be disposed above the storage capacitor to increase the exposed surface area of the photo TFT.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050231656A1 Image sensor with photosensitive thin film transistors and dark current compensation Public/Granted day:2005-10-20
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