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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2022
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Yu Jin Park, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Han Sol Park, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK hynix inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/778 (2023.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/778 (2023.01);
Abstract
The present technology relates to an image sensor. The image sensor according to an embodiment may include a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are connected through common lines, an internal amplifier configured to amplify a signal of a target pixel selected from among the plurality of pixels, switches configured to control a connection between the target pixel and floating diffusion nodes of candidate pixels having the same column address as the target pixel among the plurality of pixels, and a controller configured to output control signals for controlling the switches.