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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Byung Jo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seog Heon Ham, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Ho Suh, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Se Jun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young Tae Jang, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/347 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/347 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/37457 (2013.01); H04N 9/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a pixel array and N analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). The pixel array includes N pixels arranged in each of a plurality of rows, and each of the N pixels include M photoelectric conversion elements. At least one of the N ADCs are shared by at least one of the M photoelectric conversion elements included in each of the N pixels.