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US20140374572A1 UNIT PIXEL OF IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSOR HAVING THE SAME 有权
图像传感器和图像传感器的单元像素

UNIT PIXEL OF IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSOR HAVING THE SAME
Abstract:
A unit pixel of an image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a mode control unit, a first signal generation unit and a second signal generation unit. The photoelectric conversion unit generates photo-charges in response to incident light and provides the photo-charges to a first node. The mode control unit prevents the photo-charges from being discharged from the first node in a first operation mode, and generates a sensing current by discharging the photo-charges and generates a sensing voltage proportional to the sensing current in a second operation mode. The first signal generation unit generates an analog signal based on an amount of the photo-charges accumulated in the first node in the first operation mode. The second signal generation unit generates an on signal and an off signal based on a change of the sensing voltage in the second operation mode. The unit pixel provides various sensing outputs effectively.
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