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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/00 (2025.01); H04N 25/585 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/8037 (2025.01); H04N 25/585 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01); H10F 39/811 (2025.01);
Abstract
Provided is a pixel including a first photodiode, a second photodiode having a smaller light receiving area than the first photodiode, a storage capacitor configured to store charges generated by the second photodiode, and a plurality of floating nodes. The pixel according to the present disclosure includes first and second control transistors for transmitting a first voltage or a second voltage to a first node of the storage capacitor in a reset period and an exposure period, and for floating the first node by controlling the first and second control transistors in a readout period.