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Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:

Dongbu Hitek Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;

Inventor:

Hee Sung Shim, Gangneung-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/2355 (2013.01); H04N 5/35581 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image sensor is provided. An image sensor can include a plurality of unit pixels. Each of the unit pixels can include a photoelectric converter as a light receiving element. In each unit pixel, a transport switching unit can transport charges in the photoelectric converter to a floating diffusion region, and a first switching unit can selectively connect the floating diffusion region to a first sensing line. A second switching unit can selectively connect the floating diffusion region to a second sensing line, and a first sensing part can be connected to the first sensing line, and a second sensing part can be connected to the second sensing line.


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