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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chin Yin, Tainan, TW;
Chih-Lin Lee, Miaoli County, TW;
Shang-Fu Yeh, Hsin Chu, TW;
Meng-Hsiu Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A pixel circuit includes: a photodiode capable of generating electrical current according to an incoming light signal; a control circuit coupled to the photodiode for selectively coupling a cathode of the photodiode to a first reference voltage to generate the electrical current according to a first control signal; and an output circuit coupled to the control circuit for selectively coupling a second reference voltage to a connecting terminal between the control circuit and the output circuit and to generate an output signal according to a reset signal and a select signal.