The photoelectrons are collected in N-doped area and drift close to the p-channel area due to the doping gradient. Then the collected electrons modulate the channel conduction by changing the N-gate potential:
Few different readout schemes are proposed, for example, this one (Vin is N-doped area voltage):
One thing I was unable to find in the Samsung application is how the N-doped gate is reset before the integration starts.
Pixart application US20100320552 proposes to place color filter on top of microlens to improve the light passage through the metal stake:
"Compared with the prior art, such arrangement is advantageous in that the micro lens 18 is located much closer to the photo diode 12. As a result, the micro lens 18 has a wider chief ray angle, and the photo diode 12 has a better light collection efficiency."
SEFET = Charge Modulation Device.
ReplyDeleteFlip ML/CFA = the color cross talk will be increased and depend on the ray angle.
Are you sure 1-9mV/e? I think that m = micron here!!!
ReplyDeleteIn the application it's written meV/e, as the gate is virtual and it talks about the conduction band barrier. The trick here is to have very small area transistor, so the effective gate capacitance is low.
ReplyDeleteMillivolts. This is a step towards the jot-based image sensor. We need to be able to detect a single photogenerated carrier.
ReplyDelete1mV/e => 0.16fF on the detection node. Is this possible? Even in a 4T pixel, the floating diffusion has still 1-2fF.
ReplyDeletehave they talked about the thermal noise in this structure please?
ReplyDeleteVery similar to DEPFET I guess
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