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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2011
Applicants:
François Roy, Seyssins, FR;
Julien Michelot, Grenoble, FR;
Inventors:
François Roy, Seyssins, FR;
Julien Michelot, Grenoble, FR;
Assignees:
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 31/113 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of resetting a photosite is disclosed. Photogenerated charges accumulated in the photosite are reset by recombining the photogenerated charges with charges of opposite polarity.