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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2020
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Eric Bohannon, Henrietta, NY (US);
Hirotaka Murakami, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christopher Urban, Fairport, NY (US);
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
An image sensor and pixel circuit therefor includes a photoelectric conversion device; an amplifier including a first input terminal connected to the photoelectric conversion device, and an output terminal; a capacitor disposed between the first input terminal and the output terminal; and a reset switch network disposed between the first input terminal and the output terminal in parallel with the capacitor, the reset switch network including at least a first reset transistor, a second reset transistor, and a third reset transistor.