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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Yun-Hwan Jung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sun-Yool Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyung-Min Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hee-Sung Chae, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Seung Han, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/365 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3741 (2013.01); H04N 5/3575 (2013.01); H04N 5/365 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a pixel array including a first pixel and a second pixel which are connected to a first column line, and a row driver configured to control a read operation of the second pixel. A voltage of the first column line is determined based on a higher voltage among a voltage of a floating diffusion node of the first pixel and a voltage of a floating diffusion node of the second pixel during the read operation of the second pixel.