Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor with pixel structure including floating diffusion area shared by plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a signal readout mode
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Application No.: US17586892Application Date: 2022-01-28
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Publication No.: US11627277B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: Eun Sub Shim , Kyung Ho Lee
- 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: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2019-0040289 20190405
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H01L27/146

Abstract:
An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged along rows and columns; and a row driver which drives the plurality of pixels for each of the rows, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of sub-pixels, each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements sharing a floating diffusion area with each other, and a micro lens disposed to overlap the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a readout area is defined on the pixel array in accordance with a preset readout mode, and the row driver generates a drive signal for reading out signals provided from a photoelectric conversion element included in the readout area from among the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, and provides the drive signal to the pixel array.
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