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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Young-chan Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Tetsuo Asaba, Suwon-si, KR;
Yi-tae Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2006.01); H01L 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pixel circuit of an image sensor includes a floating diffusion node and a reset transistor. The reset transistor is coupled between the floating diffusion node and a reset control signal node of another pixel circuit of the image sensor. A voltage applied on the reset control signal node of the other pixel circuit is a reset voltage transmitted to the floating diffusion node via the reset transistor.