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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:
Nov. 29, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 14, 2019
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Dae-yun Kim, Asan-si, KR;

Myung-han Bae, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Min-sun Keel, Seoul, KR;

Yeo-myung Kim, Seoul, KR;

Hyun-surk Ryu, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); H04N 5/376 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G01S 7/4915 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/4915 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H04N 5/3765 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); H01L 31/02016 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 5/369 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels and photo gate controller circuitry. Each pixel may transmit a pixel signal, corresponding to a photoelectric signal, in response to a photo gate signal in a frame. The photo gate controller circuitry may generate photo gate signals and transmit photo gate signals to the pixels. The photo gate controller circuitry includes a first delay circuit configured to transmit first delay clock signals each being delayed with respect to a reference clock signal by a certain amount of time and a second delay circuit configured to transmit second delay clock signals each being delayed with respect to the reference clock signal by a certain amount of time. The pixels are each configured to selectively receive signals, as the photo gate signals, among the delay clock signals output from the first delay circuit and the delay clock signals output from the second delay circuit.


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