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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2022
Stmicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas, Crolles, FR;
Cedric Tubert, Saint-Egreve, FR;
Pierre Malinge, Bernin, FR;
Matteo Maria Vignetti, Aix les Bains, FR;
STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
Abstract
The present description concerns a sensor and method. Each pixel of the sensor comprises assemblies each including a memory area and a transfer device coupling the memory area to a photoconversion area, and a device for resetting the memory areas. The sensor includes a first circuit controlling the transfer devices and a second circuit controlling the reset devices. During each integration phase, the second circuit orders the end of a phase of reset of the memory areas of first pixels at the beginning of the integration phase and the end of a phase of reset of the memory areas of second pixels at a time subsequent to the beginning of the integration phase.