Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor
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Application No.: US17991097Application Date: 2022-11-21
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Publication No.: US12022221B2Publication Date: 2024-06-25
- Inventor: Changhyun Park , Eun Sub Shim
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Muir Patent Law, PLLC
- Priority: KR 20210164972 2021.11.25 KR 20220106204 2022.08.24
- Main IPC: H04N25/77
- IPC: H04N25/77 ; H04N25/46 ; H04N25/59 ; H04N25/771 ; H04N25/773 ; H04N25/78

Abstract:
An image sensor includes a pixel including a first floating diffusion and a second floating diffusion, generating a first pixel signal based on a quantity of charge of the first floating diffusion, and generating a second pixel signal based on the quantity of charge of the first floating diffusion and a quantity of charge of the second floating diffusion; a column line connected to the pixel and transmitting the first pixel signal or the second pixel signal; and a readout circuit connected to the column line and generating an image signal based on a plurality of comparison results including a first comparison result obtained by comparing the first pixel signal with a first reference signal, a second comparison result obtained by comparing the second pixel signal with a first reference signal, and a third comparison result obtained by comparing the second pixel signal with a second reference signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230164460A1 IMAGE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2023-05-25
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