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Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 02, 2020
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Kyungtae Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Yunhwan Jung, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Heesung Chae, Seoul, KR;

Sukki Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/376 (2011.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/347 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3765 (2013.01); H04N 5/347 (2013.01); H04N 5/374 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image sensor includes a pixel array including pixels that are arranged in a matrix and respectively generate pixel signals, a row driver to drive the plurality of pixels row by row, a timing generator to generate a clock signal and address signals, a column driver to generate a plurality of column selection signals sequentially activated in response to the clock signal and the address signals, and a column array to receive the pixel signals through a plurality of column lines, perform an analog-to-digital conversion on the pixel signals, and sequentially output pixel data values through an output buffer. The column driver may include a clock tree including first delay elements and second delay elements to generate a plurality of delay clock signals, and a decoding circuit to generate the plurality of column selection signals.


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