Skhynix Inc.

Hyundai Motor Company

Kang Bong Seo

Yu Jin Park

Jung Soon Shin

Nam Ryeol Kim

Jeong Eun Song

Min Seok Shin

Han Sang Kim

Sung Uk Seo

Hak Soon Kim

Jae Hyun Park

Sun Young Lee

Seung Hwan Lee

Tae Hyun Kim

Dong Ok Kim

Jin Hwa Yun

Min Kyu Kim

Jae Hyung Jang

Sang Woo Yu

Jun Byung Chae

Seong Hee Park

Eun Chang Lee

Soo Hwan Kim

Jae Hyun Im

Hoo Chan Lee

Jin Seon Kim

Oh Jun Kwon

Jin Uk Jeon

An image sensing device includes: a control circuit coupled between an output terminal of a pixel signal and a high voltage terminal, and configured to generate a control voltage corresponding to a voltage level of the pixel signal; and a current supplying circuit coupled between the output terminal and the high voltage terminal, and configured to supply a pre-charge current, which is configured to be adaptively adjusted according to the voltage level of the pixel signal, to the output terminal based on the control voltage.

Image sensing device using adaptively adjusted pre-charge current

According to the present disclosure, an image sensor includes a pixel including a floating diffusion (FD) node having a first capacitance in a first mode and a second capacitance that is less than the first capacitance in a second mode, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) outputting a pixel value based on a ramp voltage and a pixel voltage output from the pixel, and a ramp voltage generator controlling the ramp voltage based on a difference between a first pixel value output from the ADC in the first mode and a second pixel value output from the ADC in the second mode.

Image sensor including analog-to-digital converter and ramp voltage generator

Disclosed is an image sensing device including a first pixel group including at least one first half-shading pixel and at least one first normal pixel, and an image processor suitable for using a first pixel signal, which is generated from the first half-shading pixel during a first period, as phase information, and using a first pixel signal, which is generated from the first half-shading pixel during a second period, as dynamic range information.

Image sensing device

An analog-to-digital converting circuit includes: an analog-to-digital converter suitable for performing an analog-to-digital conversion on pixel signals of a plurality of pixels provided in a pixel array; a ramp signal generator suitable for providing a ramp signal to the analog-to-digital converter; and an auto-zero controller suitable for providing a reference voltage to the analog-to-digital converter to perform an auto-zeroing operation by using a row pixel for which a readout operation is performed by the analog-to-digital converter.

Analog-to-digital converting circuit, image sensing device and operation method thereof

An image sensing device includes at least one unit pixel including a plurality of pixels for generating a plurality of pixel signals based on a plurality of control signals having different phases, and an equalizing circuit suitable for equalizing noise that occurs in the plurality of pixels during a reset operation on the unit pixel.

Image sensing device and operating method thereof

An image sensor is disclosed, which relates to technology for detecting the distance to a target object. The image sensor includes a first tap configured to capture and accumulate signal carriers, and a second tap spaced apart a set distance from the first tap. The first tap and the second tap are disposed in a diagonal direction at opposite vertex regions of a unit pixel.

Image sensor for detecting a distance from a target object

Disclosed is an image sensing device and an operating method thereof, and the image sensing device may include a first unit pixel circuit disposed in a first row, including a first floating diffusion node, and suitable for outputting a first pixel signal through a column line, a second unit pixel circuit disposed in a second row, including a second floating diffusion node, and suitable for outputting a second pixel signal through the column line, and a first coupling circuit suitable for selectively coupling the first floating diffusion node to the second floating diffusion node based on a first mode control signal.

Disclosed is an image sensing device and an operating method thereof, and the image sensing device may include a light detection circuit coupled between a low voltage terminal and a first node, a first transmission circuit coupled between the first node and a second node, a storage circuit coupled between the second node and a third node, a first coupling circuit coupled between the third node and a high voltage terminal, a second transmission circuit coupled between the third node and the first node, and a second coupling circuit coupled between the second node and the high voltage terminal.

Disclosed are an image sensing device and an operating method thereof, and the image sensing device may include a charge sensing element suitable for generating first charges, which correspond to incident light, based on a photo control signal; a reset element suitable for resetting the charge sensing element based on a reset signal; a floating diffusion node suitable for accumulating the first charges; a compensation element suitable for selectively supplying a compensation current to the floating diffusion node based on a compensation control signal; and a selection element suitable for outputting a pixel signal, which corresponds to a voltage on the floating diffusion node, to a readout line based on a selection signal.

An image sensor includes: first lines transferring a first clock having the same phase as that of modulated light in a first phase and a third clock having a phase difference of a &#xbd; cycle from the phase of the modulated light in a second phase; second lines transferring the third clock in the first phase and the first clock in the second phase; third lines transferring a second clock having a phase difference of a &#xbc; cycle from the phase of the modulated light in the first phase and a fourth clock having a phase difference of a &#xbe; cycle from the phase of the modulated light in the second phase; fourth lines transferring the fourth clock in the first phase and the second clock in the second phase; and a pixel array including first pixels and second pixels that are alternately arranged in row and column directions.

Image sensor

An operation method of communication node in a vehicle network is provided. The operation method includes transitioning from a sleep mode to an active mode and generating a first message that includes a first information indicating at least one communication node to be operated in the active mode. In addition, the method includes transmitting the first message to a second communication node to thus enhance performance of a vehicle network.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Kang Bong Seo