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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Bing Cheng You, Taichung City, TW;
Feng-Chi Hung, Chu-Bei City, TW;
Hsin-Hung Chen, Tainan City, TW;
Wen-I Hsu, Tainan City, TW;
Jen-Cheng Liu, Hsin-Chu City, TW;
Tzu-Jui Wang, Fengshan City, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
Some embodiments relate to a device, including: a photodetector; and a pixel circuit, comprising: a floating diffusion node and an output node; a transfer transistor electrically coupled from the floating diffusion node to the photodetector; a source follower transistor comprising a gate electrode electrically coupled to the floating diffusion node; a row select transistor electrically coupled from a source/drain region of the source follower transistor to the output node; and a capacitor electrically coupled from the output node to the floating diffusion node.