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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Myeongjin Oh, Suwon-si, KR;
Mooyoung Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaejung Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Haneul Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A ramp signal generator includes a clock divider configured to generate a plurality of ramp clocks having different clocks, an output bit selector configured to select an output bit for reading out a pixel signal based on an analog gain of a ramp signal, a ramp clock controller configured to set a clock corresponding to the output bit, from among the plurality of ramp clocks, as a ramp clock, and a ramp offset controller configured to set an offset value corresponding to the output bit, from among a plurality of offset values, as a ramp offset value.