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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Inventor:
Uzi Hizi, Herzliya, IL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 5/359 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3591 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a line driver, which further includes a transfer pulse generating circuit. The transfer pulse generating circuit is configured to determine an integration status of a first group of pixels, and to selectively apply the anti-blooming shutter to the first group of pixels based on the determined integration status of the first group of pixels.