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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
Stmicroelectronics S.a., Montrouge, FR;
Commissariat À L'énergie Atomique ET Aux Énergies Alternatives, Paris, FR;
François Roy, Seyssins, FR;
Yvon Cazaux, Grenoble, FR;
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Paris, FR;
Abstract
An image sensor arranged inside and on top of a semiconductor substrate, having a plurality of pixels, each including: a photosensitive area, a read area, and a storage area extending between the photosensitive area and the read area; at least one first insulated vertical electrode extending in the substrate between the photosensitive area and the storage area; and at least one second insulated vertical electrode extending in the substrate between the storage area and the read area.