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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
May. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Sung-ho Choi, Seoul, KR;
Yi-tae Kim, Suwon-Si, KR;
Young-chan Kim, Seongnam-Si, KR;
Hae-kyung Kong, Suwon-Si, KR;
Inventors:
Sung-Ho Choi, Seoul, KR;
Yi-Tae Kim, Suwon-Si, KR;
Young-Chan Kim, Seongnam-Si, KR;
Hae-Kyung Kong, Suwon-Si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Contacts and/or a transistor are shared by neighboring pixel circuits in an image sensor. In addition, a common interconnect line provides common control signals for minimizing metal wiring. Such minimization of space for the shared contacts, transistor, and control signals enhances the fill factor of photodiodes in the image sensor.