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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventor:
Cyrus Soli Bamji, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 25/65 (2023.01); H04N 25/778 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H04N 25/65 (2023.01); H04N 25/778 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor is disclosed. The image sensor includes a photo detector and a readout structure electronically coupled to the photodetector. The photodetector is configured to accumulate one or more photo charges responsive to one or more incident photons during an integration period. The readout structure is configured to repeatedly and nondestructively assess an amount of minority carrier photo charges accumulated at the photodetector during the integration period.