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Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2019
Applicant:

Rambus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Michael Guidash, Rochester, NY (US);

Jay Endsley, Santa Clara, CA (US);

John Ladd, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Thomas Vogelsang, Mountain View, CA (US);

Craig M. Smith, Spencerport, NY (US);

Assignee:

Rambus Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/365 (2011.01); H04N 5/376 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2013.01); H04N 5/3577 (2013.01); H04N 5/35554 (2013.01); H04N 5/365 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3765 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control pulse is generated a first control signal line coupled to a transfer gate of a pixel to enable photocharge accumulated within a photosensitive element of the pixel to be transferred to a floating diffusion node, the first control signal line having a capacitive coupling to the floating diffusion node. A feedthrough compensation pulse is generated on a second signal line of the pixel array that also has a capacitive coupling to the floating diffusion node. The feedthrough compensation pulse is generated with a pulse polarity opposite the pulse polarity of the control pulse and is timed to coincide with the control pulse such that capacitive feedthrough of the control pulse to the floating diffusion node is reduced.


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