Patent ID: 6917029

Claim:
A pixel for imaging applications fabricated in a MOS technology, said pixel comprising: a photosensitive element and a first transistor having a gate and a first and second electrode, the first electrode of the first transistor and said photosensitive element being directly connected to a same node; a second transistor having a gate, said second transistor being coupled to said node, thereby forming a connection, and said second transistor being part of an amplifying circuit; and a third transistor having a gate and having two electrodes, said third transistor being connected in said connection between said node and said second transistor, the gate of the first transistor and the gate of the third transistor being electrically coupled together to a same DC voltage; wherein one of said electrodes of said third transistor is connected to said gate of said second transistor and the other of said electrodes is connected to said node.