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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2010
Min Ho Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Seog Heon Ham, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Hun Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Kwi Sung Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Wun-ki Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Min Ho Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Seog Heon Ham, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Hun Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Kwi Sung Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Wun-Ki Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor comprises a plurality of pixel units connected to a column line, a signal process circuit configured to process a signal output from the column line according to a switching operation, and a kick-back noise blocking circuit configured to reduce kick-back noise caused by the switching operation. Each of the pixel units includes a photoelectric conversion element. The kick-back noise blocking circuit is connected between the column line and the signal process circuit.