Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inje Jeong

Sujong Jang

Jaeha Eom

Younghun Han

In an image sensor, an analog-to-digital conversion circuitry generates image data by sequentially performing analog-to-digital conversion processing twice or more on a pixel signal transferred from the pixel array in an operation period of one horizontal cycle, and an image signal processing circuitry receives the image data and performs digital processing on the image data. A timing controller controls the image signal processing circuitry to hold the digital processing during a plurality of holding periods that respectively correspond to portions of two or more ADC processing periods.

Imaging system and method for improved image detection

An image sensor includes an analog-to-digital conversion circuit that receives pixel signals from column lines, respectively, and converts the pixel signals into first pixel values, respectively. Data buffer clusters correspond to enable signals transferred from a timing controller, respectively, and output second pixel values. Each of the data buffer clusters stores first pixel values, which correspond to some column lines consecutively arranged among the column lines, among the first pixel values and output stored pixel values as some second pixel values among the second pixel values in response to a corresponding enable signal. A digital processing circuit performs digital processing on the second pixel values output from the data buffer clusters.

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Inje Jeong