Pixel array and image sensor including the same
US11457165B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/79
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pixel array and an image sensor are provided. The image sensor includes a substrate, a pixel array of pixels, each pixel including a pixel circuit and a pixel conversion device. The pixel circuit is formed in a pixel area corresponding to the pixel in the substrate. The pixel conversion device is arranged on the substrate to vertically overlap the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a floating diffusion node, a reset switching device, and an amplifier including a load device and a plurality of switching devices, the load device being arranged in the pixel area.
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