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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jung Wook Lim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A unit pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion unit configured to generate first charges in response to a first incident light, a first transfer transistor connected between the first photoelectric conversion unit and a first node, a connecting transistor connected between a second node and the first node, a second photoelectric conversion unit configured to generate second charges in response to a second incident light, a second transfer transistor connected between a second photoelectric conversion unit and a third node, a switch transistor connected between the third node and the second node, a source follower connected to the first node, a selection transistor connected to the source follower, an overflow transistor connecting the first photoelectric conversion unit and a power supply voltage, and a comparator configured to turn on the overflow transistor.