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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2015
Seung-sik Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young-chan Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Eun-sub Shim, Anyang-si, KR;
Min-seok OH, Osan-si, KR;
Ji-won Lee, Daegu, KR;
Moo-sup Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Tae-han Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong-joo Yang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seung-Sik Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young-Chan Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Eun-Sub Shim, Anyang-si, KR;
Min-Seok Oh, Osan-si, KR;
Ji-Won Lee, Daegu, KR;
Moo-Sup Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Tae-Han Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong-Joo Yang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Abstract
Pixel arrays of an image sensor that include a first pixel and a second pixel adjacent the first pixel are provided. The first pixel may include a first photoelectric conversion device, a first charge storage device, a first floating diffusion node and a first transfer gate. The second pixel may include a second photoelectric conversion device, a second charge storage device, a second floating diffusion node and a second transfer gate. The pixel arrays may also include a storage gate on both the first charge storage device and the second charge storage device. The storage gate may have a unitary structure.