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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jae-Dong Lee, Ichon-shi, KR;
Ju-Il Lee, Ichon-shi, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/700 ;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a plurality of unit pixels for sensing a light beam to generate an image data. Each unit pixel includes a light sensing element for sensing a light beam incident thereto and generating photoelectric charges, a transferring unit for transferring the photoelectric charges to a sensing node, a first resetting unit for making a fully depleted region within the light sensing element and resetting the sensing node by providing a power supply voltage to the sensing node, and a second resetting unit for transferring excess charges generated in the light sensing element to a power line when the sensing node is reset.