Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus providing reduced metal routing in imagers
- Patent Title (中): 在成像器中提供减少金属布线的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12076634Application Date: 2008-03-20
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Publication No.: US08077236B2Publication Date: 2011-12-13
- Inventor: Richard S. Johnson , John Ladd
- Applicant: Richard S. Johnson , John Ladd
- Applicant Address: KY George Town
- Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: KY George Town
- Main IPC: H04N3/14
- IPC: H04N3/14 ; H04N5/335 ; H01L27/00 ; H01L31/062 ; H01L31/113

Abstract:
An imaging device and method for operating the device. The imaging device comprises a pixel array having a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns. At least one pixel of the array comprises a photosensor and a first reset circuit responsive to a first reset control signal for resetting the photosensor. A first terminal of the first reset circuit is coupled to the photosensor and a second terminal of the first reset circuit is configured to receive a first resetting voltage from a control line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090237541A1 Method and apparatus providing reduced metal routing in imagers Public/Granted day:2009-09-24
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