Image sensor pixel circuit
US8853755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/807
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pixel circuit of an image sensor includes a sense node for storing a charge transferred from one or more photodiodes, a source follower transistor having its gate coupled to the sense node and its source node coupled to an output line of the pixel circuit via a read transistor, wherein a body contact of the source follower transistor is connected to the output line.
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