Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Imaging systems and methods including pixel arrays with reduced numbers of metal lines and control signals
This is generally directed to systems and methods for reduced metal lines and control signals in an imaging system. For example, in some embodiments a pixel cell of an imaging system can operate without a row select transistor, and therefore can operate without a row select metal control line. As another example, in some embodiments a pixel cell can share its reset transistor control line with a transfer transistor control line of another pixel cell. In this manner, an imaging system can be created that averages a single metal line per pixel cell. In some embodiments, operation of such reduced-metal line imaging systems can use modified timing schemes of control signals.
Aptina Imaging Corporation
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Gennadiy Xiangli John
Agranov Li Ladd