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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Myunglae Chu, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Minwoong Seo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3559 (2013.01); H04N 5/379 (2018.08); H04N 5/37455 (2013.01);
Abstract
The complementary metal oxide (CMOS) image sensor CIS includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional (2D) array and each including a photodiode, a plurality of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) configured to perform auto exposure in units of the pixels, and a readout circuit configured to read pixel signals of the pixels, in rows. The plurality of pixels and the plurality of ADCs are the same in number and are connected in a one-to-one correspondence to each other. Each of the plurality of ADCs performs AE on a corresponding one of the pixels.