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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Takahiko Inada, Suwon-si, KR;
Dongwook Won, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyunjin Jeon, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaeheum Baek, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a pixel array including a first pixel and a second pixel which are connected to a same column line, the first pixel including 2N sub-pixels sharing a first floating diffusion node and the second pixel including 2N sub-pixels sharing a second floating diffusion node, wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to two, a timing generator configured to change a reset order and a readout order of 4N sub-pixels included in the first pixel and the second pixel, according to an exposure time setting value, and output a row address according to the changed orders, and a row driver configured to drive the pixel array based on the row address.