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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2017
Sony Depthsensing Solutions Sa/nv, Brussels, BE;
Ward Van Der Tempel, Stuttgart, DE;
Sony Depthsensing Solutions SA/NV, Brussels, BE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a demodulator including a pinned photodiode, at least one storage node, at least one transfer gate connected between the storage node and the pinned photodiode. The pinned photodiode includes a p-doped epitaxial semiconductor layer, a n-doped semiconductor region formed within the epitaxial semiconductor layer and creating therewith a lower junction and at least one lateral junction substantially perpendicular to the lower junction, a p+ pinning layer formed on top of said semiconductor region. The demodulator further includes a generating unit configured to generate minority and majority carriers at said lateral junction and to form a lateral photodiode.