Shared photodiode image sensor
    8.
    发明授权
    Shared photodiode image sensor 有权
    共享光电二极管图像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US08338868B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-25

    申请号:US12626343

    申请日:2009-11-25

    IPC分类号: H01L31/062 H01L31/113

    摘要: An image sensor with a shared photodiode is provided. The image sensor includes at least two unit pixels, each of which includes a photodiode, a diffusion region which gathers electrons from the photodiode, a transfer transistor which connects the photodiode with the diffusion region, and a readout circuit which reads out a signal from the diffusion region. Photodiodes of neighboring unit pixels are disposed symmetrically to be adjacent to one another to form a shared photodiode. The image sensor does not have a STI region which causes a dark current restricting its performance and does not require a basic minimum design factor (a distance or an area) related to a STI region. A region corresponding to a STI region may be used as a region of a photodiode or for additional pixel scaling. Therefore, a limitation in scaling of a photodiode is overcome, and pixel performance is improved in spite of pixel scaling.

    摘要翻译: 提供具有共享光电二极管的图像传感器。 图像传感器包括至少两个单位像素,每个单元像素包括光电二极管,从光电二极管收集电子的扩散区域,连接光电二极管与扩散区域的传输晶体管,以及读出电路, 扩散区。 相邻单位像素的光电二极管彼此对称设置以形成共用光电二极管。 图像传感器不具有导致暗电流限制其性能的STI区域,并且不需要与STI区域相关的基本最小设计因子(距离或面积)。 可以将对应于STI区域的区域用作光电二极管的区域或用于附加像素缩放。 因此,克服了光电二极管的缩放的限制,并且尽管像素缩放来提高像素性能。

    Device and method for separation/conversion of multiband signal
    9.
    发明授权
    Device and method for separation/conversion of multiband signal 有权
    用于分离/转换多频段信号的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08335200B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-18

    申请号:US12676749

    申请日:2008-05-23

    IPC分类号: H04H1/00

    CPC分类号: H04B10/25759 H04W88/10

    摘要: Provided are a method and device for separating and converting multiband signals. The device includes a photoelectric converter for converting an externally received optical signal into an electrical signal, a first switch for separating the converted electrical signal into signals according to frequency bands, a first mobile communication band-pass amplifier for amplifying a mobile communication network signal of the signals separated by the first switch, a broadband up-converter for up-converting a baseband signal of the signals separated by the first switch into a broadband signal, a first broadband amplifier for amplifying the broadband signal output from the broadband up-converter, and a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the signals amplified by the first mobile communication band-pass amplifier and the first broadband amplifier.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于分离和转换多频带信号的方法和装置。 该装置包括用于将外部接收的光信号转换为电信号的光电转换器,用于根据频带将转换后的电信号分离为信号的第一开关,用于放大移动通信网络信号的第一移动通信带通放大器 由第一开关分离的信号,用于将由第一开关分离的信号的基带信号上变频为宽带信号的宽带上变频器,用于放大从宽带上变频器输出的宽带信号的第一宽带放大器, 以及用于无线地发送由第一移动通信带通放大器和第一宽带放大器放大的信号的发射机。