Saturday, June 10, 2017
Sony Dual Conversion Gain Pixel Layout
Sony patent application US20170148832 "Solid-state image pickup device and method of driving the same" by Kazuyoshi Yamashita reveals the company's dual CG BSI pixel layout:
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Isn't this the same pixel that Aptina had patented a very long time ago?:
ReplyDeletehttp://photonstophotos.net/Aptina/DR-Pix_WhitePaper.pdf
Indeed, one has to wonder who is handing out patents...
ReplyDeleteNot exactly, in Aptina's, the RST is directly connected to the FD while here, the RST is connected to the junction behind DCG. It means you have to open DCG to fully reset your FD.
ReplyDeletewhich is true for both cases :-)
DeleteThe claim is on the shared pixels with double CVG.
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