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Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Eric Bohannon, Henrietta, NY (US);

Hirotaka Murakami, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Christopher Urban, Fairport, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/37457 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01);
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.


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