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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2010
Ilia Ovsiannikov, Pasadena, CA (US);
Yoon-dong Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Dong-ki Min, Seoul, KR;
Young-gu Jin, Osan-si, KR;
Ilia Ovsiannikov, Pasadena, CA (US);
Yoon-dong Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Dong-ki Min, Seoul, KR;
Young-gu Jin, Osan-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a clock signal generator configured to generate and output at least first and second clock signals, a plurality of pixels configured to generate associated distance signals based on corresponding clock signals from among the at least first and second clock signals and light reflected by an object, and a distance information deciding unit configured to determine distance information with respect to the object by using the associated distance signals. At least one first pixel from among the plurality of pixels is configured to generate the associated distance signal based on at least the first clock signal, and at least one second pixel from among the plurality of pixels, which is adjacent to the at least one first pixel, is configured to generate the associated distance signal based on at least the second clock signal.