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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Sung-Ho Suh, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kwi-Sung Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Seung-Hyun Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Seog-Heon Ham, Suwon-si, KR;
Kang-Sun Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a pixel array and a plurality of pairs of column lines. The pixel array includes a plurality of unit pixel areas arranged in a plurality of rows and columns. Each of the unit pixel areas includes a readout circuit connected to a corresponding pair of column lines, and first and second photo-electric conversion devices sharing the readout circuit. Each of the unit pixel areas is configured to output a first pixel signal corresponding to a photoelectron generated by the first photo-electric conversion device through the first column line, and to output a second pixel signal corresponding to a photoelectron generated by the second photo-electric conversion device through the second column line.