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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2010
Applicant:
Si-wook Yoo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Si-Wook Yoo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A column circuit for an image sensor includes a first column read circuit configured to read data of a first column line, and a second column read circuit configured to read data of a second column line, wherein, during a binning mode, data from two or more pixels are outputted through the first column line and stored in the first column read circuit in a first phase, data from two or more pixels are outputted through the second column line and stored in the second column read circuit in a second phase, and charges are shared between the first column read circuit and the second column read circuit in a third phase.