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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
May. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Inventors:
Matthew Powell, Austin, TX (US);
Mohamed Elsayed, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/374 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a pixel array having a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, a plurality of pixel readout lines coupled to respective pixels, a multiplexing circuit coupled to the pixel readout lines, a plurality of analog-to-digital converters coupled to the multiplexing circuit, and a controller configured to provide pixel readout signals of pixels arranged in a same column to the analog-to-digital converters through the multiplexing circuit for concurrent signal conversion.