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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Nikolai Bock, San Jose, CA (US);
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
In one form, a pixel for use in image sensing comprises a photodetector, a sink device, and a readout circuit. The photodetector is formed in a semiconductor substrate and has a charge collection region for receiving photocharge representative of incident light. The sink device is formed in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to the charge collection region and has a gate overlying and insulated from the semiconductor substrate and receiving a responsivity control signal. The readout circuit transfers the photocharge collected by the charge collection region of the photodetector to an output in response to a select signal. In another form, the pixel may be used in an image sensor having a pixel array of such pixels.