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US 2021/0344866 A1Published application
Pixel with global shutter
AssigneeSTMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
InventorsFrederic LALANNE, Pierre MALINGE
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Abstract
A pixel includes a photosensitive circuit, a sense node, a first transistor and a first capacitor. A first electrode of the first capacitor is connected to a control terminal of the first transistor. A second electrode of the first capacitor is to a node of application of a first control signal.
Claims32
A pixel, comprising:
- a photosensitive circuit;
- a sense node;
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- a first transistor having a control terminal connected to the sense node and having a first conduction terminal connected to a node of application of a first control signal.
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A pixel, comprising:
- a photosensitive circuit;
- a sense node;
- a readout transistor having a control terminal coupled to the sense node, a first conduction terminal coupled to receive a potential ramp control signal, and a second conduction terminal coupled to an inner node;
- a storage select transistor having a control terminal coupled to receive a selection signal, a first conduction terminal coupled to the inner node, and a second conduction terminal;
- a capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the second conduction terminal of the storage select transistor and a second terminal coupled to a reference node;
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- an output transistor having a control terminal coupled to the first terminal of the capacitor, a first conduction terminal coupled to a supply node and a second conduction terminal coupled to an output node.
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A pixel, comprising:
- a photosensitive circuit;
- a sense node;
- a readout transistor having a control terminal coupled to the sense node, a first conduction terminal coupled to receive a potential ramp control signal, and a second conduction terminal coupled to an inner node;
- a first storage select transistor having a control terminal coupled to receive a first selection signal, a first conduction terminal coupled to the inner node, and a second conduction terminal coupled to a first intermediate node;
- a second storage select transistor having a control terminal coupled to receive a second selection signal, a first conduction terminal coupled to the first intermediate node, and a second conduction terminal coupled to a second intermediate node;
- a first capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the first intermediate node and a second terminal coupled to a reference node;
- a second capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the second intermediate node and a second terminal coupled to the reference node;
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- an output transistor having a control terminal coupled to the second intermediate node, a first conduction terminal coupled to a supply node and a second conduction terminal coupled to an output node.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.