JP6481898B2 - ソーラーセルの機能を持つイメージセンサー - Google Patents
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- イメージセンサーとソーラーセルとして動作可能な単位ピクセルエレメントにおいて、
ゲートに受光された光によりソースとドレーン間のチャンネルに光電流を発生させるフォトディテクター、
前記フォトディテクターのソース端子及び第1ソーラーセルバス間に連結されてオン/オフ動作を行う第1スイッチ、
前記フォトディテクターのゲート端子及び第2ソーラーセルバス間に連結されてオン/オフ動作を行う第2スイッチ、及び、
前記フォトディテクターのNウェルに連結されたリセット端子及び前記第2ソーラーセルバス間に連結された第3スイッチをさらに含む、単位ピクセルエレメント。 - 前記リセット端子は、前記ソース及び前記ドレーンにドープされた不純物と異なる不純物でドープされた、請求項1に記載の単位ピクセルエレメント。
- イメージセンサーとソーラーセルとして動作可能な単位ピクセルエレメントにおいて、
ゲートに受光された光によりソースとドレーン間のチャンネルに光電流を発生させるフォトディテクター、
前記フォトディテクターのゲート端子及び第1ソーラーセルバス間に連結されてオン/オフ動作を行う第1スイッチ、
前記フォトディテクターのNウェルに連結されたリセット端子及び前記第1ソーラーセルバス間に連結されてオン/オフ動作を行う第2スイッチ、及び
前記フォトディテクターのソース端子及び第2ソーラーセルバスとの間に連結され、前記光電流を画素出力端に出力させる選択素子を含む、単位ピクセルエレメント。 - 前記リセット端子は、前記ソース及び前記ドレーンにドープされた不純物と異なる不純物でドープされた、請求項3に記載の単位ピクセルエレメント。
- 前記選択素子及び前記画素出力端間に連結されてオン/オフ動作を行う第3スイッチをさらに含む、請求項3に記載の単位ピクセルエレメント。
- 前記第1スイッチまたは前記第2スイッチがオンであり、前記第3スイッチがオフである場合、前記単位ピクセルエレメントはソーラーセルとして動作する、請求項5に記載の単位ピクセルエレメント。
- 前記第1スイッチ及び前記第2スイッチがオフであり、前記第3スイッチがオンである場合、前記単位ピクセルエレメントはイメージセンサーとして動作する、請求項5に記載の単位ピクセルエレメント。
- 前記画素出力端は、前記第2ソーラーセルバス及び接地間に連結され、前記光電流による充電を行うキャパシタを含む、請求項3に記載の単位ピクセルエレメント。
- 前記画素出力端は、前記第2ソーラーセルバス及び接地部間に連結され、前記キャパシタと並列で連結されたリセット素子をさらに含む、請求項8に記載の単位ピクセルエレメント。
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