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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Caeleste Cvba, Mechelen, BE;
Inventors:
Bart Dierickx, Edegem, BE;
Gaozhan Cai, Antwerpen, BE;
Assignee:
CAELESTE CVBA, Mechelen, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H01L 27/1461 (2013.01); H01L 27/14605 (2013.01); H01L 27/14614 (2013.01); H01L 27/14616 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H04N 5/3559 (2013.01); H04N 5/37452 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pixel circuit comprising a photodiode, a floating diffusion, a transfer gate for electrically connecting the photodiode to the floating diffusion, and a charge storage device, wherein the charge storage device comprises an electrode which is at least partly overlaying the photodiode, and which is configured and adapted to be driven so as to influence the total capacitance of the pixel.