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Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2016
Applicant:

SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Gun-Hee Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Hyun-Mook Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

SK hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3575 (2013.01); H01L 27/14609 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are a comparison device capable of achieving a small area by using one small sampling capacitor for an input terminal and improving linearity by using a fixed reference voltage and a CMOS image sensor using the same. The comparison device may include a comparator configured to compare a pixel signal inputted through a positive input terminal with a ramp signal, a first sampling capacitor configured to be provided between an input terminal of the ramp signal and the positive input terminal of the comparator, a sampling switch configured to be provided between an output terminal of the comparator and a negative input terminal of the comparator, and a second sampling capacitor configured to be provided between a ground terminal and the negative input terminal of the comparator.


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