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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Kwang Jun Cho, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Kwang Jun Cho, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2013.01); H04N 5/3575 (2013.01); H01L 27/14609 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor for reducing a sampling time by shortening a stabilization duration is provided. The image sensor includes a pixel unit, a sampling unit sampling a signal from an output node of the pixel unit, a sinking unit sinking current from the output node of the pixel unit, and a current controller controlling the amount of current in the sinking unit.