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PHOTOSENSORS INCLUDING PHOTODIODE CONTROL ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME

  • US 20110156105A1
  • Filed: 03/07/2011
  • Published: 06/30/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sensor comprising:

  • a substrate;

    a floating diffusion node in the substrate;

    a photodiode in the substrate laterally spaced apart from the floating diffusion region;

    a transfer transistor coupling the photodiode and the floating diffusion region; and

    a electrode disposed on the photodiode to apply a control signal, wherein the photodiode is configured to receive incident light from a side of the substrate opposite the photodiode control electrode.

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