Patent · US Active

Solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method thereof, and camera with arranged pixel combinations alternatively

US9793313B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by
6References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 16, 2015
Grant dateOct 17, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 16, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2209/045
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate; and a pixel unit having a plurality of pixels on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the pixel unit includes first pixel groups having two or more pixels and second pixel groups being different from the first pixel groups, wherein a portion of the pixels in the first pixel groups and a portion of the pixels in the second pixel groups share a floating diffusion element.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.