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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Sang-wook Han, Busan, KR;
Hyun-sik Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Gyu-hyeong Cho, Daejeon, KR;
Chang-jung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae-chul Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-hun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jun-hyeok Yang, Daejeon, KR;
Sang-wook Han, Busan, KR;
Hyun-Sik Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Gyu-Hyeong Cho, Daejeon, KR;
Chang-jung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae-chul Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-Hun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jun-Hyeok Yang, Daejeon, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
According to example embodiments, an image sensor includes a charge sensing amplifier configured to amplify charges sensed by a sensing unit. The charge sensing amplifier includes an input terminal, an amplification terminal, an output terminal, a first capacitor connected between the input terminal and the amplification terminal, a first switch connected between the input terminal and the amplification terminal, a second capacitor connected between the amplification terminal and the output terminal, and a second switch connected between the output terminal and a reference voltage terminal.