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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/772 (2023.01); H03M 1/14 (2006.01); H03M 1/56 (2006.01); H04N 25/60 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/772 (2023.01); H03M 1/141 (2013.01); H03M 1/56 (2013.01); H04N 25/60 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes; a pixel array disposed in a Bayer pattern and including pixels which respectively generate electrical charge according to received light incident, and an analog logic configured to convert an analog signal output from at least one pixel among the pixels into a first digital code using analog-to-digital conversion, and convert the first digital code into a second digital code by adjusting low-order bits of the first digital code in response to a control signal.