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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2013
Tae Yon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jung Kyu Jung, Seoul, KR;
Yoon Dong Park, Osan-si, KR;
Hyun Seok Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Tae Yon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jung Kyu Jung, Seoul, KR;
Yoon Dong Park, Osan-si, KR;
Hyun Seok Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A method of operating an image sensor includes: thermoelectrically cooling a pixel using a thermoelectric element having a thermoelectric-junction integrated to the pixel; and performing a photoelectric conversion operation using the thermoelectric element. An image sensor includes a pixel and a readout circuit. The pixel includes a thermoelectric element having a thermoelectric-junction, and the readout circuit is configured to control the pixel such that the thermoelectric element performs a thermoelectric-cooling operation and a photoelectric conversion operation.