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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Dae-kil Cha, Suncheon-si, KR;
Bok-ki Min, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-gu Jin, Yongin-si, KR;
Won-joo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung-hoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Yoon-dong Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Dae-kil Cha, Suncheon-si, KR;
Bok-ki Min, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-gu Jin, Yongin-si, KR;
Won-joo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung-hoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Yoon-dong Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a plurality of unit pixels arranged in an array. Each unit pixel includes a plurality of sub-pixels configured to be irradiated by light having the same wavelength. Each sub-pixel includes a plurality of floating body transistors. Each floating body transistor includes a source region, a drain region, a floating body region between the source region and the drain region, and a gate electrode formed on the floating body region.