Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Leland Stanford Junior University

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Yoon-Dong Park

Suk-Pil Kim

Won-Joo Kim

Young-Gu Jin

June-mo Koo

Jae-woong Hyun

Won-joo Kim

Seung-hoon Lee

Tae-Hee Lee

Sung-Jae Byun

In-sung Joe

Seung-Hwan Song

Kwang-Soo Seol

Kyoung-Lae Cho

Eric R Fossum

Choong-Ho Lee

Jung-Hoon Lee

Sun-ae Seo

Kyoung-won Na

Eun-hong Lee

Ju-hee Park

Dae-kil Cha

Sang-Moo Choi

Sang-min Shin

Yong-Jei Lee

I-hun Song

Deok-kee Kim

Sung-Dong Suh

Dong-Gun Park

Myoung-jae Lee

Chung-woo Kim

Kyu-Charn Park

Soo-doo Chae

Jo-won Lee

Sang-Jun Choi

Young-gu Jin

Dae-lok Bae

Hee-soon Chae

Jung-hun Sung

Tae-eung Yoon

Seung-Hyuk Chang

Tae-Yong Kim

Sang-jin Park

Jun-Jin Kong

Jung-Chak Ahn

Ki-ha Hong

Seung-eon Ahn

Kyoung-ho Ha

In-Jun Hwang

Tae-Yon Lee

Chang-rok Moon

In-Kyeong Yoo

Eun-Suk Cho

Bok-ki Min

Kwang-soo Seol

Byung-Yong Choi

Choong-Rae Cho

Suk-Kang Sung

Beom-suk Lee

Yong-Koo Kyoung

Yibing Michelle Wang

Ilia Ovsiannikov

Young-soo Park

Jai-kwang Shin

Ki-Nam Kim

Sung-Chul Kim

Pil-Kyu Kang

Yong-Su Kim

Ju-Hwan Jung

David Seo

Young Gu Jin

Tae-hun Kim

Min-Ho Kim

Dong-Ki Min

Sung-Il Cho

Sang-hun Jeon

Kwan-Young Oh

Dong-jae Shin

Myung-bok Lee

Dong-seok Suh

Sang-Bo Lee

Jin-Kyung Lee

Seong-gu Kim

Hoon-sang Oh

Kee-Won Kwon

Sung-Kwon Hong

Gi-Sang Lee

Ho-Chul Ji

Won-Cheol Jung

Bum-seok Seo

Hye-Young Kim

Sang-Chul Sul

Dong-wook Kwon

Moon-seung Yang

Kyung-Il Kim

Dong-soo Lee

Jin-Wuk Choi

Hyuk-soon Choi

Yong-woo Hyung

Seok-yong Hong

A method of operating a three-dimensional image sensor may include: obtaining position information of an object using light emitted by a light source module, the three-dimensional image sensor including the light source module having a light source and a lens; and adjusting a relative position of the light source to the lens based on the obtained position information of the object. A method of operating an image sensor may include: obtaining position information of an object using light emitted by a light source module, the image sensor including the light source module; and adjusting an emission angle of the light emitted by the light source module based on the obtained position information.

Methods of operating image sensors

A memory system includes a memory controller, a plurality of memory modules, and a memory bus connecting the memory controller and the plurality of memory modules. The memory bus includes at least one polarization-controlled optical channel configured to control a polarization of transmission light in response to a plurality of selection signals in order to transfer the transmission light to a target memory module among the plurality of memory modules. The transmission light is linearly-polarized light provided from the memory controller, and the plurality of selection signals correspond to the plurality of memory modules, respectively.

Polarization-controlled optical channel and memory device including the same

A mobile system may comprise a three-dimensional (3D) image sensor on a first surface of the mobile system configured to perform a first sensing to detect proximity of a subject and a second sensing to recognize a gesture of the subject by acquiring distance information for the subject; and/or a display device on the first surface of the mobile system to display results of the first sensing and the second sensing. A mobile system may comprise a light source unit; a plurality of depth pixels; and/or a plurality of color pixels. The light source unit, the plurality of depth pixels, or the plurality of color pixels may be activated based on an operation mode of the mobile system.

Mobile systems including image sensors, methods of operating image sensors, and methods of operating mobile systems

A depth pixel of a three-dimensional image sensor includes a first photo gate which is turned on/off in response to a first photo control signal, a first photo detection area configured to generate first charges based on a received light reflected from a subject when the first photo gate is turned on, a first transmission gate which is turned on/off in response to a first transmission control signal, a first floating diffusion area configured to accumulate the first charges generated from the first photo detection area when the first transmission gate is turned on, and a first compensation unit configured to generate second charges which are different from the first charges based on ambient light components included in the received light to supply the second charges to the first floating diffusion area.

Depth pixel included in three-dimensional image sensor, three-dimensional image sensor including the same and method of operating depth pixel included in three-dimensional image sensor

An optical coupling system is provided which includes a first layer structure and a second layer structure. The first layer structure includes a plurality of layers sequentially stacked on a substrate, and is configured to compresses a beam emitted from a light source along a direction substantially perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate. The second layer structure is formed on the substrate, and is configured to compresses the beam, having passed through the first layer structure, along a direction substantially parallel to the top surface of the substrate.

Optical coupling system and optical sensor including the same

An optical biosensor may include a biosensing unit, detection unit, and signal processing unit. The biosensing unit may be configured for receiving first and second optical signals (which are generated from a phase-modulated optical signal), outputting a sensing signal by transmitting the first optical signal via a first optical path that includes a sensing resonator, and outputting a reference signal by transmitting the second optical signal via a second optical path that includes a reference resonator. The detection unit may be configured for receiving the sensing signal and the reference signal, detecting a phase element of each of the sensing signal and the reference signal through a signal demodulation operation, and detecting a phase difference between the sensing signal and the reference signal according to the detected phase elements. The signal processing unit may be configured for calculating the concentration of a bio-material based on the detected phase difference.

Optical biosensor and method of operating the same

A depth pixel of an image sensor includes a depth sensing element configured to generate first charges that are photo-electrically converted from a light reflected from an object, a first floating diffusion node configured to receive the first charges from the depth sensing element, a second floating diffusion node configured to output second charges corresponding to a component of a reflection light where a component of an ambient light is cancelled, and an ambient light cancellation circuit configured to detect the ambient light to control a barrier level of a charge transfer path between the first floating diffusion node and the second floating diffusion node in response to the ambient light.

Depth pixel and image pick-up apparatus including the same

A depth pixel includes a photo detection unit, an ambient light removal current source, a driving transistor and a select transistor. The photo detection unit is configured to generate a light current based on a received light reflected from a subject, the received light including an ambient light component. The ambient light removal current source configured to generate a compensation current indicating the ambient light component in response to a power supply and at least one compensation control signal. The driving transistor is configured to amplify an effective voltage corresponding to the light current and the compensation current. The select transistor configured to output the amplified effective voltage in response to a selection signal, the amplified effective voltage indicating a depth of the subject.

Depth pixel of three-dimensional image sensor and three-dimensional image sensor including the same

In a method of operating an image sensor, a noise voltage of a floating diffusion region is sampled after a reset voltage is applied to the floating diffusion region. A storage region, in which a photo-charge is stored, is electrically connected to the floating diffusion region after sampling the noise voltage, and a demodulation voltage of the floating diffusion region is sampled after the storage region and the floating diffusion region are electrically-connected. A voltage is determined based on the noise voltage and the demodulation voltage.

Image-sensing devices and methods of operating the same

A multi-layered non-volatile memory device and a method of manufacturing the same. The non-volatile memory device may include a plurality of first semiconductor layers having a stack structure. A plurality of control gate electrodes may extend across the first semiconductor layers. A first body contact layer may extend across the first semiconductor layers. A plurality of charge storage layers may be interposed between the control gate electrodes and the first semiconductor layers.

Non-volatile memory device and method of manufacturing the same

A sequencing apparatus may include a bio-disk having reaction regions in which nucleic acids are polymerized; a stage configured to revolve around an axis, the stage including optical heads for detecting lights emitted from the plurality of reaction regions due to the polymerization of the nucleic acids; and/or a control unit configured to generate data regarding base sequences of the nucleic acids in the reaction regions based on wavelengths of the lights detected by the plurality of optical heads. An optical head may include a light emitting unit configured to emit light toward a reaction region in which nucleic acids are polymerized; a light receiving unit configured to receive the light emitted by the light emitting unit; a de-multiplexing unit configured to de-multiplex the light received by the light receiving unit; and/or a plurality of photoelectric converting units configured to convert the de-multiplexed light to electrical signals.

Optical heads and sequencing apparatuses including the same

Semiconductor apparatuses having optical connections between a memory controller and a memory module are provided. A semiconductor apparatus includes a memory controller, at least one socket configured to receive a memory module, and a first optical-electrical module. A second optical-electrical module is mounted in the socket and optically coupled to the first optical-electrical module via at least one optical channel.

Semiconductor apparatuses having optical connections between memory controller and memory module

An optical biosensor including a bio-sensing unit configured to receive an optical signal and generating a sensed optical signal, the wavelength of which varies according to a result of sensing a biomaterial; and a spectrometer including a plurality of ring resonators for dividing the sensed optical signal according to a wavelength and generating a plurality of output optical signals, respectively.

Optical biosensor, bio-sensing system including the same, and method of fabricating the optical biosensor

Provided is an image sensor having a depth sensor. The image sensor includes a substrate including a visible light region and a non-visible light region, a first well and a second well having a first conductivity type and in the non-visible light perception region, and a first gate and a second gate configured to receive voltages of opposite phases, respectively, and apply voltages to the first well and the second well, respectively.

Image sensors

An image sensor includes a first substrate including a driving element, a first insulation layer on the first substrate and on the driving element, a second substrate including a photoelectric conversion element, and a second insulation layer on the second substrate and on the photoelectric conversion element. A surface of the second insulation layer is on an upper surface of the first insulation layer. The image sensor includes a conductive connector penetrating the second insulation layer and a portion of the first insulation layer. Methods of forming image sensors are also disclosed.

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