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公开(公告)号:US20230179884A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-08
申请号:US17893675
申请日:2022-08-23
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yongjun CHO , Sunyool KANG , Yunhong KIM , Heesung CHAE
IPC: H04N5/369 , H01L27/146 , H04N5/3745
CPC classification number: H04N5/3698 , H01L27/14612 , H01L27/14643 , H04N5/37455
Abstract: Disclosed is an image sensor device which includes an image pixel that outputs a reset voltage and a first data voltage through a data line, and a voltage hold circuit that is connected with the data line, stores a first voltage based on the reset voltage, and provides the data line with a second voltage based on the first voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US20210382513A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-09
申请号:US17150316
申请日:2021-01-15
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Kyung-Min KIM , Haesick SUL , Sunyool KANG , Yunhong KIM , Seungmin SUH , Hyeonji LEE , Yunhwan JUNG
Abstract: Disclosed is a bandgap reference circuit, which includes a first current generator that generates a first current proportional to a temperature, a second current generator that outputs a second current obtained by mirroring the first current to a first node at which a reference voltage is formed, a first resistor that is connected with the first node and is supplied with the second current, and a first bipolar junction transistor (BJT) that includes an emitter node connected with the first resistor, a base node supplied with a first power, and a collector node supplied with a second power different from the first power.
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公开(公告)号:US20250024168A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-16
申请号:US18443417
申请日:2024-02-16
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yunhong KIM , Mooyoung KIM
IPC: H04N25/583 , H04N25/533 , H04N25/77
Abstract: An image sensor including: a pixel array including pixels; and a logic circuit including a row decoder to drive selected pixels, a column decoder to vary exposure time periods for a portion of the selected pixels, and a readout circuit to obtain pixel signals from the selected pixels, wherein each of the pixels includes a photodiode, a first transfer transistor connected between the photodiode and a first floating diffusion region, a second transfer transistor connected between the first floating diffusion region and a second floating diffusion region, a first reset transistor and a switch transistor connected to each other in series between a power node and the first floating diffusion region, a second reset transistor connected between the power node and the second floating diffusion region, a source-follower transistor connected to the second floating diffusion region, and a select transistor connected to the source-follower transistor.
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公开(公告)号:US20210335869A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-28
申请号:US17119330
申请日:2020-12-11
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yunhong KIM , Yunhwan JUNG , Heesung CHAE
IPC: H01L27/146 , H04N5/378
Abstract: An image sensor includes a substrate including an active pixel region and an inactive pixel region, having a smaller area than the active pixel region; a plurality of active pixels in the active pixel region, each of the plurality of active pixels including a first transfer transistor, a first reset transistor, a first driving transistor, and a first selection transistor; and a plurality of inactive pixels in the inactive pixel region, each of the plurality of inactive pixels including a second transfer transistor, a second reset transistor, a second driving transistor, a second selection transistor, and a switch transistor connected to a node between the second driving transistor and the second select transistor. The plurality of switch transistors, included in the plurality of inactive pixels, are connected to each other by a connection wiring.
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公开(公告)号:US20240292129A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-29
申请号:US18399145
申请日:2023-12-28
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Hyeokjong LEE , Yunjung KIM , Sungwook JUN , Yeongseok CHOI , Minho KWON , Mooyoung KIM , Yunhong KIM
IPC: H04N25/772 , H04N25/60 , H04N25/709 , H04N25/76 , H04N25/79
CPC classification number: H04N25/772 , H04N25/60 , H04N25/709 , H04N25/7795 , H04N25/79
Abstract: An image sensor includes a first chip including a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, and a second chip including a peripheral circuit configured to drive the pixel array and process a pixel signal output from the pixel array, where the first chip and the second chip are stacked, the peripheral circuit is implemented with a plurality of field effect transistors (FETs), and at least one channel structure of each of the plurality of FETs all extend in a same direction.
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公开(公告)号:US20230319431A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-05
申请号:US18329169
申请日:2023-06-05
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yunhwan JUNG , Hyeokjong LEE , Sunyool Kang , Kyungmin Kim , Yunhong KIM , Ingyeong SHIN
IPC: H04N25/585 , H04N25/75 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/616 , H04N25/709 , H04N25/78
CPC classification number: H04N25/585 , H04N25/75 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/616 , H04N25/709 , H04N25/78
Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel configured to operate in a high conversion gain (HCG) mode and a low conversion gain (LCG) mode during a readout period, and a correlated double sampling (CDS) circuit configured to generate a comparison signal based on a ramp signal and a pixel voltage received from the pixel, wherein the CDS circuit includes a comparator configured to: receive the pixel voltage through a first input node, receive the ramp signal through a second input node based on an LCG reset signal or an LCG image signal being received as the pixel voltage, and receive the ramp signal through a third input node based on an HCG reset signal or an HCG image signal being received as the pixel voltage; and compare the ramp signal to the pixel voltage, and output the comparison signal corresponding to a comparison result.
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公开(公告)号:US20230011310A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-12
申请号:US17857812
申请日:2022-07-05
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yunhong KIM , Yunhwan JUNG , Heesung CHAE , Mooyoung KIM , Haesick SUL
Abstract: An image sensor may include a pixel array a pixel array including an active pixel and an optical black pixel, the active pixel configured to generate a first pixel signal, and the optical black pixel configured to generate a second pixel signal, a first biasing circuit configured to bias the first pixel signal based on a first bias voltage, a first analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the biased first pixel signal into a first digital signal, a second biasing circuit configured to bias the second pixel signal based on a second bias voltage, and a second analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the biased second pixel signal into a second digital signal, the second digital signal configured to generate smaller random noise than the first analog-to-digital converter.
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