- Patent Title: Image sensor apparatus and processing circuit capable of preventing sampled reset/exposure charges from light illumination as well as achieving lower circuit costs
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Application No.: US17183366Application Date: 2021-02-24
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Publication No.: US11317042B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Kuan Tang , Yi-Cheng Chiu , Jui-Te Chiu
- Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
- Current Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agent Winston Hsu
- Main IPC: H04N5/355
- IPC: H04N5/355 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/353

Abstract:
An image sensor apparatus includes a pixel array having pixel units each including an image sensor cell and a processing circuit. The processing circuit includes a bias transistor, second floating diffusion node, first switch unit, signal transfer capacitor, reset transfer capacitor, second switch unit, and third switch unit. Bias transistor is coupled between first and second floating diffusion nodes and has control terminal coupled to bias voltage. First switch unit is coupled between first and second floating diffusion nodes. Second switch unit is coupled between second floating diffusion node and signal transfer capacitor. Third switch unit is coupled between second floating diffusion node and reset transfer capacitor. Signal transfer capacitor is selectively coupled to second floating diffusion node. Reset transfer capacitor is selectively coupled to second floating diffusion node.
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