ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,528, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Pixel cell circuitry for image sensors" was invented by Takayuki Goto (Foster City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image sensor comprising a semiconductor substrate and pixel cell circuitry is described. The semiconductor substrate includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The pixel cell circuitry is disposed proximate to the first side of the semiconductor substrate. The pixel cell circuitry includes an arrangement of individual groups of components, each including a reset gate, a source-follower gate, and a ro...