Patent ID: 9277195
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H01L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An integrated circuit (IC), comprising: a color pixel including: a first photo-detecting element, and a color pixel access transistor to selectively couple the first photo-detecting element to a first charge-storage node; and a clear pixel including: a second photo-detecting element, and a clear pixel access transistor to selectively couple the second photo-detecting element to a second charge-storage node; wherein the color pixel access transistor is configured to transfer a first charge per unit time between the first photo-detecting element and the first charge-storage node, and wherein the clear pixel access transistor is configured to transfer a second charge per unit time between the clear pixel access transistor and the second charge-storage node, wherein the second charge per unit time is greater than the first charge per unit time; and wherein the color pixel access transistor and clear pixel access transistor have different width-to-length ratios or different voltage thresholds from one another.