Invention Publication
- Patent Title: IMAGE SENSOR FOR REDUCING NOISE
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Application No.: US18325507Application Date: 2023-05-30
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Publication No.: US20240147089A1Publication Date: 2024-05-02
- Inventor: Yongsuk CHOI , Younghyun YOON , Haneul JUNG , Dongjae HAN
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR SUWON-SI
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR SUWON-SI
- Priority: KR 20220143955 2022.11.01
- Main IPC: H04N25/60
- IPC: H04N25/60 ; H04N25/772

Abstract:
An image sensor includes a pixel array connected to a plurality of column lines, a first ramp signal generator generating a first ramp signal, a second ramp signal generator generating a second ramp signal, and an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuit operating in a first mode. The ADC circuit includes a first comparator group comparing the first ramp signal with a first pixel signal received from a first column line group, among the plurality of column lines, and a second comparator group comparing the second ramp signal with a second pixel signal received from a second column line group, among the plurality of column lines. The comparing of the first ramp signal occurs at a comparison time point different from a comparison time point during which the comparing of the second ramp signal occurs.
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