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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas, Crolles, FR;
Inventors:
François Roy, Seyssins, FR;
Frédéric Lalanne, Bernin, FR;
Pierre Emmanuel Marie Malinge, La Tessoualle, FR;
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS (CROLLES 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 27/14638 (2013.01); H01L 27/14641 (2013.01); H01L 27/14689 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor device may include an array of image sensing pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each image sensing pixel may include an image sensing photodiode, a first source follower transistor coupled to the image sensing photodiode, and a switch coupled to the image sensing photodiode. Each image sensor device may include a second source follower transistor coupled to the switch, and a row selection transistor coupled to the first and second source follower transistors.