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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ji-Won Lee, Daegu, KR;
Jeong-Jin Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Moo-Sup Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung-Young Seo, Bucheon-si, KR;
Hae-Won Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
This disclosure relates to image sensors and electronic apparatuses including the same. An image sensor including: a pixel area including shared pixels, wherein each of the shared pixels includes at least two photodiodes that form a group and share a floating diffusion (FD) area; and a transistor (TR) area adjacent to the pixel area, wherein the TR area includes transistor sets corresponding to the shared pixels, wherein, when a first shared pixel and a second shared pixel are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction, a first TR set corresponding to the first shared pixel and a second TR set corresponding to the second shared pixel share a source region of a first selection TR.