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Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 10, 2018
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Jun Seok Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Hyun Surk Ryu, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Bong Ki Son, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Yun Jae Suh, Suwon-si, KR;

Hee Jae Jung, Suwon-si, KR;

Keun Joo Park, Seoul, KR;

Seol Namgung, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/341 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3741 (2013.01); H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); H01L 27/14609 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01); H04N 5/341 (2013.01); H04N 5/3415 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3742 (2013.01);
Abstract

A pixel includes a photoelectric device, a current readout unit configured to detect an electric current flowing in the photoelectric device to generate an input voltage, an event determination unit configured to determine an event occurrence and an event type responsive to the input voltage, and configured to output an event detection signal, and an event output unit configured to store the event detection signal for an event-storage period and configured to output the stored event detection signal responsive to an expiration of the event-storage period.


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