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Image sensor and operating method thereof

US12356099B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 2022
Grant dateJul 8, 2025
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/8053
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is an image sensor including a first sub-pixel array including a plurality of first pixel groups, which are respectively coupled to a plurality of first readout lines extending in a first direction and are adjacent to one another in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a plurality of first switches suitable for selectively coupling a plurality of first floating diffusion nodes included in the plurality of first pixel groups, based on a plurality of first control signals.

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