- Patent Title: Pixels with high dynamic range and a global shutter scanning mode
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Application No.: US15136054Application Date: 2016-04-22
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Publication No.: US09917120B2Publication Date: 2018-03-13
- Inventor: Jaroslav Hynecek
- 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 Phoenix
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent Joseph F. Guihan
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/357 ; H04N5/355 ; H04N5/3745

Abstract:
A CMOS image sensor may have back-side illuminated pixels and operate in a global shutter scanning mode. The CMOS image sensor may be implemented using three-layer chip stacking. The chip to chip electrical connections between the upper chip and the middle chip may be formed via hybrid bonding. Two bonding pads may be included in each pixel. The electrical connections between the middle chip and the lower chip may be formed at the periphery of the array. Using three-layer chip stacking with hybrid bonding allows for the transferring and storing of signals from the upper chip on the middle chip. A signal from low light level illumination and a charge overflow signal from high light level illumination may both be transferred to the middle chip. The image sensor may be able to use a global shutter scanning mode having high dynamic range.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170134675A1 PIXELS WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE AND A GLOBAL SHUTTER SCANNING MODE Public/Granted day:2017-05-11
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