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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Seokyong Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyungmin Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A unit pixel circuit includes a first photodiode, a second photodiode different from the first photodiode, a first floating diffusion node in which charges generated in the first photodiode are accumulated, a second floating diffusion node in which charges generated in the second photodiode are accumulated, a capacitor connected to the first floating diffusion node and a first voltage node, and accumulating overflowed charges of the first photodiode, a first switch transistor connecting the first floating diffusion node to a third floating diffusion node, a reset transistor connecting the third floating diffusion node to a second voltage node, a gain control transistor connecting the second floating diffusion node to the third floating diffusion node, and a second switch transistor connected to the first voltage node and the second voltage node.