Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pixel array with shared pixels in a single column and associated devices, systems, and methods
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Application No.: US15663707Application Date: 2017-07-29
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Publication No.: US09979915B2Publication Date: 2018-05-22
- Inventor: Zhiping Yin , Xiaofeng Fan , Xiangli Li
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/335
- IPC: H04N5/335 ; H04N3/14 ; H04N5/3745 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/357

Abstract:
Pixel array with shared pixels in a single column and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a pixel array includes a floating diffusion region, a source a source follower transistor having a gate coupled to the floating diffusion region, a plurality of first pixels associated with a first color, and a plurality of second pixels associated with a second color different than the first color and arranged in a single column with the first pixels. The first and second pixels are configured to transfer charge to the floating diffusion region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170332030A1 PIXEL ARRAY WITH SHARED PIXELS IN A SINGLE COLUMN AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2017-11-16
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