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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Vladimir Berezin, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Eric R. Fossum, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vladimir Berezin, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Eric R. Fossum, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A new kind of pixel is formed of two floating diffusions of different sizes and different conductivity type. The two floating diffusions have different image characteristics, and hence form a knee-shaped slope.