Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Split floating diffusion pixel layout design
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Application No.: US18051351Application Date: 2022-10-31
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Publication No.: US12047694B2Publication Date: 2024-07-23
- Inventor: Sangjoo Lee
- Applicant: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: H04N25/46
- IPC: H04N25/46 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N25/587 ; H04N25/771 ; H04N25/779

Abstract:
A pixel array includes pixel circuits including a first pixel circuit having first and second split floating diffusions receiving charge from first and third photodiodes through first and third transfer transistors, and from second and fourth photodiodes through second and fourth transfer transistors, respectively. A first shared gate structure includes gates of first transfer transistors of first and second pixel circuits. A third shared gate structure includes gates of third transfer transistors of the first and second pixel circuits. A second shared gate structure includes gates of second transfer transistors of first and third pixel circuit. A fourth shared gate structure includes gates of fourth transfer transistors the first and third pixel circuits. A dual floating diffusion transistor is coupled between the first and second split floating diffusions and the third and fourth split floating diffusions to bin charges in the first, second, third, and fourth floating diffusions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240147088A1 SPLIT FLOATING DIFFUSION PIXEL LAYOUT DESIGN Public/Granted day:2024-05-02
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