Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Distance sensor and image processing system including the same
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Application No.: US15491143Application Date: 2017-04-19
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Publication No.: US09805476B2Publication Date: 2017-10-31
- Inventor: Eric Fossum , Tae Yon Lee
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: Onello & Mello, LLP.
- Main IPC: G06T7/521
- IPC: G06T7/521 ; H01L27/146 ; G01S7/491

Abstract:
A pixel of a distance sensor includes a photosensor that generates photocharges corresponding to light incident in a first direction. The photosensor includes a plurality of first layers having a cross-sectional area increasing along the first direction after a first depth and at least one transfer gate which receives a transfer control signal for transferring the photocharges to a floating diffusion node. A strong electric field is formed in the direction in which the photocharges move horizontally or vertically in the pixel, thereby accelerating the photocharges, allowing for increased sensitivity and demodulation contrast.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170221220A1 DISTANCE SENSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2017-08-03
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