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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2016
Applicant:

Db Hitek Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Hee Sung Shim, Gangneung-si, KR;

Seong Min Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;

Joo Ho Hwang, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

DB Hitek Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01); H04N 5/347 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/365 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3698 (2013.01); H04N 5/23241 (2013.01); H04N 5/347 (2013.01); H04N 5/3454 (2013.01); H04N 5/3456 (2013.01); H04N 5/3575 (2013.01); H04N 5/365 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels in a matrix including rows and columns, a selection unit configured to select outputs of some of the columns of the pixel array and output selection output signals, and an analog-digital conversion block including a plurality of analog-digital conversion units corresponding to the columns of the pixel array. First ones of the plurality of analog-digital conversion units include analog-digital conversion blocks configured to convert the selection output signals and output digital data. When the first analog-digital conversion units convert the selection output signals, second ones of the plurality of analog-digital conversion units are turned off.


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