Method of fabricating a storage gate pixel design
US7687832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/18
Abstract
A method of fabricating a pixel cell having a shutter gate structure. First and second charge barriers are respectively created between a photodiode and a first charge storage region and between the first storage region and a floating diffusion region. A global shutter gate is formed to control the charge barrier and transfer charges from the photodiode to the first charge storage region by effectively lowering the first charge barrier. A transfer transistor acts to transfer charges from the first storage region to the floating diffusion region by reducing the second charge barrier.
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