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Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2021
Applicant:

SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Jung Soon Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Nam Ryeol Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Yu Jin Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Kang Bong Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

SK hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/343 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3559 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is an image sensing device and an operating method thereof, and the image sensing device may include a first unit pixel circuit disposed in a first row, including a first floating diffusion node, and suitable for outputting a first pixel signal through a column line, a second unit pixel circuit disposed in a second row, including a second floating diffusion node, and suitable for outputting a second pixel signal through the column line, and a first coupling circuit suitable for selectively coupling the first floating diffusion node to the second floating diffusion node based on a first mode control signal.


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