Image sensor
US10163961B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/8053
Abstract
An image sensor may include a pixel array that includes a plurality of pixel blocks arranged in an M×N (where M and N are natural numbers) matrix structure, wherein, among the plurality of pixel blocks, when compared to any one pixel block as a first pixel block, any one pixel block as a second pixel block adjacent to the first pixel block in an M direction or an N direction has a planar shape that is obtained by inverting a planar shape of the first pixel block in the M direction. Each of the plurality of pixel blocks may include a light reception unit including a plurality of unit pixels which generate photocharges in response to incident light and are arranged in an m×n matrix structure to have a shared pixel structure; and a driving circuit suitable for outputting an image signal corresponding to the photocharges.
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