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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
Jung-chak Ahn, Yongin-si, KR;
Kyung-ho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Shay Hamami, Seongnam-si, KR;
Young-hwan Park, Namyangju-si, KR;
Jung-chak Ahn, Yongin-si, KR;
Kyung-ho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Shay Hamami, Seongnam-si, KR;
Young-hwan Park, Namyangju-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A unit pixel capable of achieving full initialization of a floating diffusion area, a pixel array including the unit pixel, and a photodetecting device including the pixel array. The unit pixel includes a photodetector, a transmission transistor for transmitting charges generated from the photodetector to a floating diffusion area, a reset transistor for initializing the floating diffusion area, and a boosting capacitor having a first terminal connected to the floating diffusion area and a second terminal to which a boosting voltage is applied.