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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2012
Kwi Sung Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Min Ho Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Wun-ki Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin Ho Seo, Seoul, KR;
Dong Hun Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Seung Hyun Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae Hong Kim, Daegu, KR;
Kwi Sung Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Min Ho Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Wun-Ki Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin Ho Seo, Seoul, KR;
Dong Hun Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Seung Hyun Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae Hong Kim, Daegu, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels which are arranged in a matrix of a plurality of rows and columns and each of the plurality of pixels being configured to convert intensity of incident light into an electrical image signal; and an extended counting analog-to-digital converter configured to perform a first analog-to-digital conversion to provide a digital signal from an output signal of the pixel array, to obtain a residue using the output signal of the pixel array and the digital signal, and to perform a second analog-to-digital conversion using the residue.