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- Patent Title: Image sensor including pixel including internal capacitor
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Application No.: US17744165Application Date: 2022-05-13
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Publication No.: US12028628B2Publication Date: 2024-07-02
- Inventor: Hyunyong Jung , Seoksan Kim , Minwoong Seo , Myunglae Chu
- 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
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR 20210073414 2021.06.07
- Main IPC: H04N25/59
- IPC: H04N25/59 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N25/772

Abstract:
An image sensor includes a pixel having an internal capacitor. Each of a plurality of pixels of the image sensor includes a photodetection circuit and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The photodetection circuit generates a detection signal. The ADC converts the detection signal using a ramp signal. The photodetection circuit includes a photodiode, a floating diffusion node and an overflow transistor. The floating diffusion node accumulates photocharges generated by the photodiode and includes a parasitic capacitor. The overflow transistor electrically connects the floating diffusion node to a first internal capacitor of the ADC.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220394197A1 IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING PIXEL INCLUDING INTERNAL CAPACITOR Public/Granted day:2022-12-08
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