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US 12,114,088 B2Granted
Solid-state imaging device and method of operating the same, and electronic apparatus and method of operating the same
AssigneeSony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
InventorTakeshi Takeda
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Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels in a two-dimensional array. Each pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element that converts incident light into electric charge, and a charge holding element that receives the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion element, and transfers the electric charge to a corresponding floating diffusion. The charge holding element further includes a plurality of electrodes.
Claims14
A light detecting device, comprising:
- a photoelectric conversion region,
- a first charge holding region configured to receive a charge from the photoelectric conversion region,
- a first transistor electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion region and the first charge holding region, and
- a second transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion region through the first transistor, and a second terminal electrically connected to a reset drain, wherein,
- in a plan view, the second transistor and the first charge holding region are disposed at a same side of the photoelectric conversion region along a first direction that extends orthogonally from the same side of the photoelectric conversion region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.