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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14609 (2013.01); H01L 27/14616 (2013.01); H04N 5/35572 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/379 (2018.08); H04N 5/37452 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for charge transfer in image sensors are disclosed. One example of an image sensor pixel may include a first charge storage node and a second charge storage node. A transfer circuit may be coupled between the first and second charge storage nodes, and the transfer circuit may have a first region proximate the first charge storage node and configured to have a first potential. The transfer circuit may also have a second region proximate the second charge storage node configured to have a second, higher potential. An input node may be configured to control the first and second potentials based on a transfer signal provided to the input node.