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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2025
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Seunghoon Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Sungyong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a counter circuit that outputs a count value corresponding to a magnitude of a pixel signal. The counter circuit includes a first counter circuit that latches a counting code to generate at least one least significant bit signal of a count value; and a second counter circuit that generates most significant bit signals sequentially toggling in response to one of the at least one least significant bit signal or an inversion signal of the one of the at least one least significant bit signal. The first counter circuit includes a plurality of latch circuits and an addition circuit. The second counter circuit is arranged between the plurality of latch circuits along a first virtual line connecting a comparator and the plurality of latch circuits.
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