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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:
Mar. 28, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 06, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Jaehoon Jun, Suwon-si, KR;

Han Yang, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H03M 1/56 (2006.01); H03M 1/14 (2006.01); H03M 1/12 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/37455 (2013.01); H03M 1/56 (2013.01); H04N 5/3698 (2013.01); H04N 5/37457 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a circuit which includes a first amplifier that generates a first output signal by comparing a ramp signal and a reset signal of a pixel signal output from a pixel array in a first operating period and comparing the ramp signal and an image signal of the pixel signal output from the pixel array in a second operating period, a second amplifier that generates a second output signal based on the first output signal, and a counter. During at least one operating period of the first operating period and the second operating period, the first output signal controls a first source current of the first amplifier, or the second output signal controls at least one of the first source current of the first amplifier and a second source current of the second amplifier.


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