Foveon, Inc.
108Patents
40Active
108Granted
48Portfolio score
Filing activity: Sep 10, 1996 → Jun 2, 2020 · 12 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5965875A | Color separation in an active pixel cell imaging array using a triple-well structure | Electricity | 593 | Expired |
| US6958862B1 | Use of a lenslet array with a vertically stacked pixel array | Electricity | 239 | Expired |
| US6512544B1 | Storage pixel sensor and array with compression | Electricity | 136 | Expired |
| US6958194B1 | Imager with improved sensitivity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 78 | Expired |
| US6727521B2 | Vertical color filter detector group and array | Electricity | 76 | Expired |
| US5962844A | Active pixel image cell with embedded memory and pixel level signal processing capability | Electricity | 75 | Expired |
| US6150683A | CMOS-based color pixel with reduced noise in the blue signal | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 68 | Expired |
| US6369853B1 | Intra-pixel frame storage element, array, and electronic shutter method suitable for electronic still camera applications | Electricity | 67 | Expired |
| US6160282A | CMOS image sensor employing silicide exclusion mask to reduce leakage and improve performance | Electricity | 67 | Expired |
| US6088058A | Capacitive coupled bipolar active pixel imager having overflow protection and electronic shutter | Electricity | 65 | Expired |
| US6410899B1 | Active pixel sensor with bootstrap amplification and reduced leakage during readout | Electricity | 59 | Expired |
| US6632701B2 | Vertical color filter detector group and array | Electricity | 57 | Expired |
| US6930336B1 | Vertical-color-filter detector group with trench isolation | Electricity | 56 | Expired |
| US7110028B1 | Electronic shutter using buried layers and active pixel sensor and array employing same | Electricity | 53 | Expired |
| US6841816B2 | Vertical color filter sensor group with non-sensor filter and method for fabricating such a sensor group | Electricity | 52 | Expired |
| US7132724B1 | Complete-charge-transfer vertical color filter detector | Electricity | 49 | Expired |
| US6452633B1 | Exposure control in electronic cameras by detecting overflow from active pixels | Electricity | 48 | Expired |
| US6741283B1 | Intra-pixel frame storage element, array, and electronic shutter method suitable for electronic still camera applications | Electricity | 46 | Expired |
| US6476372B2 | CMOS active pixel sensor using native transistors | Electricity | 46 | Expired |
| US6246043A | Method and apparatus for biasing a CMOS active pixel sensor above the nominal voltage maximums for an IC process | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US6606120B1 | Multiple storage node full color active pixel sensors | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US6731397B1 | Method for storing and retrieving digital image data from an imaging array | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US6512858B2 | Image scanning circuitry with row and column addressing for use in electronic cameras | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US6211510A | Active pixel sensor with bootstrap amplification | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US6097022A | Active pixel sensor with bootstrap amplification | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.