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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Inventors:
Robert Daniel McGrath, Lexington, MA (US);
Stephen P. Tobin, Carlisle, MA (US);
Assignee:
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14607 (2013.01); H01L 27/14614 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for low light level image sensing is provided having: A photodiode; a transfer gate disposed in a center of the photodiode; an active gate disposed surrounded by the transfer gate; a plurality of microlenses, each microlens being disposed over a portion of the photodiode and directing light away from the transfer gate towards the photodiode.