Vertically stacked pixel capacitors increase signal storage in image sensors, improving dynamic range and enabling clearer global shutter imaging.
Multiple RGB photodiodes and an anti-reflection layer replace color filters to improve light use and preserve small-pixel color separation.
Discrete light-balancing segments redirect longer-wavelength light to reduce asymmetric green-pixel crosstalk and improve readout uniformity.
Multiple light-focusing portions and diffusors extend the optical path in NIR pixels, boosting photon absorption and image quality.
A split pixel array combines conventional imaging with event-driven sensing to raise frame rate while preserving contrast and image quality.
Shared well regions and isolation layout keep sub-pixel patterns uniform as pixels shrink, raising full well capacity and image quality.
A singlet fission intermediate layer boosts photoelectric conversion in small pixels, helping image sensors keep sensitivity at higher integration.
Mixed and unmixed readout paths separate image and focus signals to limit readout bottlenecks and preserve frame rate at lower cost.
A stacked MIM storage layer boosts photocharge capacity in compact image sensors, improving dynamic range and motion sensitivity.
A two-tap indirect ToF pixel array uses shared vertical signal lines to preserve S/N ratio and readout speed as pixel counts rise.
A third electrode inside an insulating film creates a vertical charge path that cuts transfer time and speeds pixel readout in stacked image sensors.
Periodic backside grooves and deeper trench isolation cut reflection and crosstalk, improving light absorption in BSI image sensors.
Inclined inter-pixel shielding grooves block scattered light from neighboring pixels, reducing color mixing while keeping same-color sensitivity uniform.
A stacked pixel layout moves capacitors and ADC circuitry into bonded layers to cut noise while preserving small pixel size and image quality.
Orthogonal inner isolation regions scatter light to cut optical loss, improve Gr/Gb signal separation, and reduce pixel crosstalk.