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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2022
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Min Kyu Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jong Hyun Ra, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jin Ho Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyoung Mook Lim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hoe Sam Jeong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 23/10 (2023.01); H04N 25/778 (2023.01); H10F 39/00 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 23/125 (2023.01); H04N 25/778 (2023.01); H10F 39/8053 (2025.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an image sensor including a first sub-pixel array including a plurality of first pixel groups, which are respectively coupled to a plurality of first readout lines extending in a first direction and are adjacent to one another in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a plurality of first switches suitable for selectively coupling a plurality of first floating diffusion nodes included in the plurality of first pixel groups, based on a plurality of first control signals.