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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Eun Sub Shim, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a first pixel group, a second pixel group arranged in a same column and row as the first pixel group, a first analog-to-digital converter and a second analog-to-digital converter corresponding to the first pixel group and the second pixel group, respectively and configured to process pixel signals output from the first pixel group and the second pixel group, and a switching circuit configured to selectively transmit a first pixel signal output from the first pixel group and a second pixel signal output from the second pixel group to the first analog-to-digital converter or the second analog-to-digital converter. While the first analog-to-digital converter is connected to the first pixel group to process the first pixel signal, the second analog-to-digital converter is connected to the second pixel group to process the second pixel signal. Accordingly, auto-focus information may be more effectively obtained.