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Patent No.:

US 11122216 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2017

Solid-state imaging device

Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;

Inventor:

Masaki Funaki, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;

Attorney:

Sughrue Mion, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Marcos D Pizarro

Assistant Examiner:

Quinton A Brasfield

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/363 (2011.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H01L 23/38 (2006.01); H01L 25/16 (2006.01); H01L 31/024 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2357 (2013.01); H01L 27/1463 (2013.01); H01L 27/1469 (2013.01); H01L 27/14605 (2013.01); H01L 27/14607 (2013.01); H01L 27/14632 (2013.01); H01L 27/14634 (2013.01); H01L 27/14687 (2013.01); H04N 5/355 (2013.01); H04N 5/35563 (2013.01); H04N 5/35581 (2013.01); H04N 5/363 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H04N 5/374 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/379 (2018.08); H04N 5/37452 (2013.01); H01L 23/38 (2013.01); H01L 25/167 (2013.01); H01L 27/1464 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H01L 31/024 (2013.01);
Abstract

A first pixel circuit has a plurality of photodiodes of different sizes. A second pixel circuit is connected to the first pixel circuit, and has a holding portion that holds a first optical signal and a second optical signal. The peripheral circuit drives and controls the second pixel circuit, and determines whether a voltage value of the first optical signal is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. When it is determined that the voltage value of the first optical signal is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, a signal obtained by adding the second optical signal to the first optical signal is set as an output signal. When it is determined that the voltage value of the first optical signal is less than the predetermined value, the first optical signal is set as an output signal.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Funaki, Masaki. (2021). Solid-state imaging device (U.S. Patent No. 11122216). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11122216

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