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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric C. Fox, Waterloo, CA;
Nixon O, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
Dalsa, Inc., Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1062 ; H01L 3/1113 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1062 ; H01L 3/1113 ;
Abstract
A pixel includes five transistors, a pinned photodiode and a storage node. A first transistor is coupled between the pinned photodiode and the storage node. A second transistor is coupled between the storage node and an output drain voltage. A third transistor is coupled between the pinned photodiode and a pixel reset voltage. The pixel reset voltage is different than the output drain voltage.