发明名称 |
Circuit for an active pixel sensor |
摘要 |
A pixel circuit includes a silicon substrate having a photodiode that converts light intensity into a voltage signal and two metal layers disposed on the substrate having a pixel control circuit. The first metal layer includes a row trace and a reset trace and the second metal layer includes a column trace and a voltage supply trace. The row trace carries a signal that activates a switch for coupling the photodiode to the column trace during a readout phase and clears the voltage at the photodiode during a reset phase. The column trace interfaces with a signal capture circuit in a CMOS array of pixels for capturing a digital image that corresponds to each voltage level at each photodiode.
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申请公布号 |
US7369168(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.05.06 |
申请号 |
US20030630647 |
申请日期 |
2003.07.29 |
申请人 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
发明人 |
BECK JEFFERY STEVEN;BORG MATTHEW MICHAEL |
分类号 |
H01L27/00;H01L27/146;H01L31/113;H04N1/04;H04N3/15 |
主分类号 |
H01L27/00 |
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