IMAGE SENSOR FOR PERFORMING THERMAL RESET, METHOD THEREOF, AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME

摘要

A method of operating an image sensor comprises the steps of: thermoelectric-cooling a pixel by using a thermoelectric element having a thermoelectric bonding which is integrated in the pixel; and performing a photoelectric conversion operation by using the thermoelectric device. The thermoelectric-cooling step is a step of peltier-cooling the pixel by using a peltier device having a peltier bonding.