Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

KyoungMin Koh

Moo Young Kim

Yunhwan Jung

Kyung-Min Kim

Seungjin Lee

Sunyool Kang

Woong Joo

Mira Lee

Mooyoung Kim

Min-Sun Keel

Sanghoon Ha

Kyuil Kim

An image sensor including: a pixel array disposed under a display panel, the pixel array including a plurality of pixels configured to perform a sensing operation by collecting a photo-charge generated by a light that penetrates the display panel; a row driver configured to drive the plurality of pixels row by row; and a controller configured to control the pixel array and the row driver such that a sensing sensitivity of blue pixels among the plurality of pixels is higher than a sensing sensitivity of red pixels and a sensing sensitivity of green pixels among the plurality of pixels.

Image sensor, a mobile device including the same and a method of controlling sensing sensitivity of an image sensor

An imaging device includes a pixel array with a plurality of pixels each configured to generate a reset signal and an image signal, a sampling circuit including a plurality of samplers connected to column lines, where each sampler generates a first comparison signal by comparing the reset signal with a ramp signal and generates a second comparison signal by comparing the image signal with the ramp signal. An ADC converts each of the first and second comparison signals into a digital signal. Each sampler performs an auto-zero operation for initializing itself before performing the comparing with respect to the reset signal in a first mode, and performs a respective auto-zero operation before performing the comparing for each of the reset signal and the image signal in a second mode.

Image sensor and imaging device including the same

An electronic circuit includes a unit pixel, a first clamp circuit, and a second clamp circuit. The unit pixel outputs a voltage having an output voltage level at a first output voltage level in a first time interval and at a second output voltage level in a second time interval different from the first time interval. The first clamp circuit is configured to clamp the output voltage level from the unit pixel to a first voltage level responsive to the first output voltage level being not greater than the first voltage level in the first time interval. The second clamp circuit is configured to clamp the output voltage level from the unit pixel to a second voltage level responsive to the second output voltage level being not greater than the second voltage level in the second time interval.

Image sensor and electronic circuit included therein

An image sensor includes first pixels and second pixels arranged in alternating order along a first direction, first output lines extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and respectively connected to the first pixels, second output lines extending in the second direction and respectively connected to the second pixels, first analog circuit blocks and second analog circuit blocks arranged in alternating order along the first direction, and shielding structures disposed each between adjacent ones of the first and second analog circuit blocks. Each of the first analog circuit blocks includes a plurality of first analog circuits respectively connected to the first output lines. Each of the second analog circuit blocks includes a plurality of second analog circuits respectively connected to the second output lines.

Image sensors including shielding structures

An image sensor includes a photoelectric device generating an electric charge from light; a feedback device generating a reset voltage using a predetermined reference voltage; and a pixel circuit generating a pixel voltage using the reset voltage and the electric charge, setting the reset voltage to the reference voltage using the feedback device a first period, and outputting the pixel voltage and the reset voltage during a second period.

Image sensor including feedback device to reduce noise during reset operation

An electronic device includes an image signal processor and a memory. The image signal processor receives a signal of a first code value that corresponds to an active pixel included in an active area, calculates a correction value based on a second code value associated with a first area and a third code value associated with a second area, and calculates an output code value based on the first code value and the correction value. The first area and the second area are different from the active area. The correction value includes a component of the third code value in proportion to a distance between the active pixel and the first area and includes a component of the second code value in proportion to a distance between the active pixel and the second area.

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