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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Jungwoo Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/71 (2023.01); H04N 25/47 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/745 (2023.01); H04N 25/47 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, an image sensor using photon counting includes: a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in one pixel; pulse generators which are respectively connected to the plurality of sub-pixels, and are configured to generate pulse signals based on electric signals generated based on photons incident on the plurality of sub-pixels; a synchronizer and serializer configured to synchronize and serialize pulse signals respectively output from the pulse generators; and a counter configured to count and output a number of the pulse signals that are synchronized and serialized.