- 专利标题: Row driven imager pixel
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申请号: US11643681申请日: 2006-12-22
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公开(公告)号: US20070102624A1公开(公告)日: 2007-05-10
- 发明人: Peter Altice , Jeffrey Bruce , Jeff McKee , Joey Shah , Richard Mauritzson
- 申请人: Peter Altice , Jeffrey Bruce , Jeff McKee , Joey Shah , Richard Mauritzson
- 专利权人: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- 当前专利权人: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- 主分类号: H01L27/00
- IPC分类号: H01L27/00 ; H01J40/14 ; G01J1/44 ; H03F3/08
摘要:
An imaging system includes a pixel that does not require a row select transistor. Instead, an operating voltage is selectively provided to the pixel's readout circuitry, and the readout circuitry provides output signals based on charge or voltage of a storage node. The operating voltage can be selectively provided to each row of a pixel array by a row driver. Each pixel includes a source follower transistor that provides an output signal on a column output line for readout. An anti-blooming transistor may be linked to each pixel's photosensor to provide an overflow path for electrons during charge integration, prior to transfer of charge to the pixel's storage node by a transfer transistor. Electrons not produced by an image are introduced to the photosensor prior to image acquisition, filling traps in the photosensor to reduce image degradation.
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