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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2024
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Younggu Jin, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/56 (2023.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); H04N 25/53 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/53 (2023.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor for distance measurement and a camera module including the same are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels, a control circuit configured to provide a plurality of photo gate signals to the plurality of unit pixels, respectively, and a readout circuit configured to read out pixel signals from the pixel array on a frame-by-frame basis, wherein the control circuit generates the plurality of photo gate signals such that a pulse width is changed within one frame section.