Patents by Inventor Hsi-Chih Tai

Hsi-Chih Tai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED FULL WELL CAPACITY IN AN IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL
    Publication number: 20130113969
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for improving full well capacity for pixel structures in an image sensor. In an embodiment, a first pixel structure of the image sensor includes an implant region, where a skew of the implant region corresponds to an implant angle, and a second pixel structure of the image sensor includes a transfer gate. In another embodiment, an offset of the implant region of the first pixel structure from the transfer gate of the second pixel structure corresponds to the implant angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Sohei Manabe, Keh-Chiang Ku, Vincent Venezia, Hsi-Chih Tai, Duli Mao, Howard E. Rhodes