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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3745 (2013.01); H01L 27/14609 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14641 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H04N 5/3575 (2013.01);
Abstract
Pixel array with shared pixels in a single column and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a pixel array includes a floating diffusion region, a source a source follower transistor having a gate coupled to the floating diffusion region, a plurality of first pixels associated with a first color, and a plurality of second pixels associated with a second color different than the first color and arranged in a single column with the first pixels. The first and second pixels are configured to transfer charge to the floating diffusion region.