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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Myunglae Chu, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Gwideok Ryan Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Taeyon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jaehoon Jeon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A pixel array and an image sensor are provided. The image sensor includes a substrate, a pixel array of pixels, each pixel including a pixel circuit and a pixel conversion device. The pixel circuit is formed in a pixel area corresponding to the pixel in the substrate. The pixel conversion device is arranged on the substrate to vertically overlap the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a floating diffusion node, a reset switching device, and an amplifier including a load device and a plurality of switching devices, the load device being arranged in the pixel area.