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Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2021
Applicant:

Gpixel NV, Antwerp, BE;

Inventor:

Jan Bogaerts, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, BE;

Assignee:

GPIXEL NV, Antwerp, BE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 25/53 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14623 (2013.01); H01L 27/1464 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H04N 25/53 (2023.01);
Abstract

A pixel for a global shutter pixel array includes a sensing layer and a storage layer. The sensing layer has a sensing element adapted to provide charges upon receiving radiation and a floating diffusion region for receiving charges from the sensing element. The storage layer has at least one storage node for receiving charges from the sensing layer's floating diffusion region and storing the charges. The sensing layer and storage layer form a stack of layers, the sensing layer covering at least the storage node of the storage layer, and the stack has a light shield between the sensing layer and the storage node of the storage layer, so the storage node is shielded from impinging radiation. The storage node is between two transfer gates. The storage node and its surrounding gates are provided between the first floating diffusion region and a second floating diffusion region.


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