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Three-layer stacked image sensor

US10163946B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 2017
Grant dateDec 25, 2018
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/8063
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image sensor may include a lower device that includes logic transistors, an intermediate device that is formed over the lower device and includes a Correlated Double Sampling (CDS) circuit and a capacitor, and an upper device that is formed over the intermediate device and includes a photodiode, a floating diffusion region, and a transfer gate electrode.

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