Samsung electronics co., ltd. (20240186344). IMAGE SENSORS simplified abstract
Contents
- 1 IMAGE SENSORS
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 IMAGE SENSORS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Unanswered Questions
- 1.11 Original Abstract Submitted
IMAGE SENSORS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Jonghyun Go of Seongnam-si (KR)
Jae-Kyu Lee of Seongnam-si (KR)
IMAGE SENSORS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240186344 titled 'IMAGE SENSORS
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an image sensor design that includes a pixel area with a photodiode and a floating diffusion area, as well as a transistor area with various types of transistors.
- The pixel area contains a photodiode and a floating diffusion area.
- The transistor area includes transistors positioned along the edge of the pixel area.
- Transistors in the transistor area consist of a reset transistor, source follower transistors, and selection transistors.
- The reset transistor and one source follower transistor share a common drain area.
- Source follower transistors and selection transistors share a common source or drain area between adjacent transistors.
Potential Applications
This technology can be used in security cameras, surveillance systems, and other imaging devices where high-quality image sensing is required.
Problems Solved
This innovation solves the problem of efficiently securing an area using an image sensor by optimizing the layout of photodiodes and transistors.
Benefits
The benefits of this technology include improved image quality, increased sensitivity, and reduced noise in image sensing applications.
Potential Commercial Applications
Potential commercial applications of this technology include security cameras, smartphone cameras, medical imaging devices, and industrial inspection systems.
Possible Prior Art
One possible prior art for this technology could be the design of image sensors with separate pixel and transistor areas, but with different configurations and layouts.
Unanswered Questions
How does this technology compare to existing image sensor designs in terms of performance and cost?
This article does not provide a direct comparison with existing image sensor designs in terms of performance and cost.
What are the specific manufacturing processes required to produce this type of image sensor?
The article does not detail the specific manufacturing processes needed to produce this type of image sensor.
Original Abstract Submitted
an image sensor for securing an area of a photodiode includes a pixel area and a transistor area adjacent to the pixel area. the pixel area may include a photodiode and a floating diffusion area. the transistor area may include transistors extending along an edge of the pixel area. the transistors in the transistor area may include a reset transistor, one or more source follower transistors, and one or more selection transistors, and the reset transistor and one source follower transistor adjacent to the reset transistor may share a common drain area. the source follower transistors and the selection transistors may each share a common source area or a common drain area between two adjacent transistors thereof.
