IMAGE SENSORS HAVING PIXEL-BINNING WITH CONFIGURABLE SHARED FLOATING DIFFUSION

IMAGE SENSORS HAVING PIXEL-BINNING WITH CONFIGURABLE SHARED FLOATING DIFFUSION

Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for image sensors with pixel binning with configurable shared floating diffusion are presented. In one example, an image sensor system includes a plurality of sensor elements; a photo-sensitive layer coupled to the plurality of sensor elemen...

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Hauptverfasser: Huber Jan Christian, Kim Soo Youn, Fu Zhengming
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for image sensors with pixel binning with configurable shared floating diffusion are presented. In one example, an image sensor system includes a plurality of sensor elements; a photo-sensitive layer coupled to the plurality of sensor elements; a plurality of floating diffusion regions in communication with the photo-sensitive layer, each floating diffusion region of the plurality of floating diffusion regions configured to be selectively enabled; and at least one bridge coupled to two floating diffusion regions of the plurality of floating diffusion regions, the bridge configured to be selectively enabled and, when enabled, to allow a transfer of charge between the two floating diffusion regions.