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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2016
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Richard Scott Johnson, Boise, ID (US);
Richard Mauritzson, Meridian, ID (US);
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for a pixel array. Each pixel may include multiple storage regions capable of storing pixel signals during integration. The method and apparatus may utilize the floating diffusion region as a storage region during both an integration period and readout period. The method and apparatus may store pixel signals corresponding to a first exposure periods in the floating diffusion region and pixel signals corresponding to a second exposure periods in a separate storage region.