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Multi junction APS with dual simultaneous integration
   
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US Patent 7372490
Issued Date
May 13, 2008
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Berezin; Vladimir (La Crescenta, CA)
Fossum; Eric R. (La Crescenta, CA)
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A new kind of pixel is formed of two floating diffusions of different sizes and different conductivity type. The two floating diffusions have different image characteristics, and hence form a knee-shaped slope.
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Published
May 13, 2008
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10/758,013
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January 16, 2004
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348/308   257/E27.131 257/E27.132 257/E27.133 348/294 348/311 348/E3.018
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H04N   5/335   (20060101)  
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional application No. 60/124,153, filed Mar. 8, 1999. This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/519,930, filed Mar. 7, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,724,426 (now allowed), the subject matter of which is incorporated by reference herein.
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