The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young-Sun Oh, Yongin-si, KR;
Yi-Tae Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jung-Chak Ahn, Yongin-si, KR;
Kyung-Ho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jun-Suk Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., , KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes first pixels and a first source follower transistor, which are disposed adjacent to each other in a first pixel area in a column direction, and second pixels and a second source follower transistor, which are formed in a second pixel area adjacent to the first pixel area in a row direction by the same number of the first pixels, wherein when the first pixels share the first source follower transistor and the second pixels share the second source follower transistor, while pixels selected from the same row are activated, the first source follower transistor and the second source follower transistor being activated are disposed so that locations thereof have a diagonal symmetry.