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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
Applicant:
Tetsuo Asaba, Suwon-Si, KR;
Inventor:
Tetsuo Asaba, Suwon-Si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H01J 40/14 (2006.01); H01N 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image sensor includes a set of at least two pixels each sensing light of a same color coupled to a signal converter. A driver simultaneously turns on a respective switching element for transferring a respective photocurrent from a respective photodiode within each of such pixels to the signal converter, for capturing a moving image. Alternatively, the driver separately turns on the respective switching element for sequentially transferring a respective photocurrent from a respective photodiode within each of such pixels to the signal converter, for capturing a still image.