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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Jungwoo Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Byeongil Min, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/40 (2023.01); H04N 25/58 (2023.01); H04N 25/704 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/40 (2023.01); H04N 25/58 (2023.01); H04N 25/704 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
Abstract
Provided is an image sensor using photon counting, the image sensor including a pixel including a plurality of sub-pixels, a plurality of counters which are respectively connected to the plurality of sub-pixels and configured to count and output a plurality of pulse signals generated based on photons incident on each of the plurality of sub-pixels, and an operator configured to perform an operation on an output value output from each of the plurality of counters.