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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Xo Semiconductor Inc., Chuncheon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Youngcheol Chae, Seoul, KR;
Byungchoul Park, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
XO Semiconductor Inc., Chuncheon-si, KR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 25/79 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 25/79 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor of the present invention comprises: a SPAD array including one or more SPAD pixels; a MUX configured to receive a signal output from the SPAD array; a controller configured to transmit a mode setting signal to the MUX; and a first counter and a second counter configured to output digital signals on the basis of a signal output from the SPAD array, wherein the MUX may change a connection relationship between the first counter and the second counter according to the mode setting signal.