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US 2008/0258187 A1Published application
Methods, systems and apparatuses for the design and use of imager sensors
OwnerJohn W. Ladd, Gennadiy Agranovinventors
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Abstract
An imager sensor cell design having readout circuitry contained within the photodiode region.
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An imager sensor cell comprising:
- a photodiode region;
- readout circuitry, residing within the photodiode region comprising:
- readout transistor circuitry;
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- a transfer transistor having a gate that encompasses the readout transistor circuitry.
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An imager sensor cell comprising:
- a photodiode region;
- readout circuitry residing in a single quadrant region of the photodiode region.
An imager sensor cell comprising:
- a photodiode region;
- readout circuitry residing substantially symmetrical in the center of the photodiode region.
An imager sensor cell comprising:
- a photodiode region, the photodiode region comprises a honeycomb shaped region and a rectangular region;
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- readout circuitry residing in the rectangular region.
An imager sensor device comprising:
- an array of imager sensor cells, each imager sensor cell comprising:
- a photodiode region;
- readout circuitry residing within the photodiode region, the readout circuitry comprising:
- a transfer transistor having a gate that encompasses the readout transistor circuitry.
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A processor system comprising:
- a processor,
- an array of imager sensor cells, each imager sensor cell comprising:
- a photodiode region;
- readout circuitry residing within the photodiode region, the readout circuitry comprising:
- a transfer transistor having a gate that encompasses the readout transistor circuitry.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.