Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Photocell controlled circuit
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-31
2010-12-28
Ko, Tony (Department: 2878)
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Photocell controlled circuit
C257S292000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07858915
ABSTRACT:
A vertically-integrated image sensor includes a sensor wafer connected to a support circuit wafer. Each pixel region on the sensor wafer includes a photodetector, a charge-to-voltage conversion mechanism, a transfer mechanism for transferring charge from the photodetector to the charge-to-voltage conversion mechanism, and a reset mechanism for discharging the charge-to-voltage conversion mechanism. The support circuit wafer includes an amplifier and other support circuitry for each pixel region on the sensor wafer. An inter-wafer connector directly connects each charge-to-voltage mechanism on the sensor wafer to a respective gate to an amplifier on the support circuit wafer.
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Anderson Todd J.
Guidash Robert M.
McCarten John P.
Summa Joseph R.
Eastman Kodak Company
Ko Tony
Simon Nancy R.
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