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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Kwi-Sung Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Yu-Jin Park, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Hong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-Ho Seo, Seoul, KR;
Wun-Ki Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Han-Kook Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Seog-Heon Ham, Suwon-si, KR;
Min-Ji Hwang, Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a pixel array and an analog-to-digital (A/D) conversion unit. The pixel array generates an analog signal by sensing an incident light. The A/D conversion unit generates a digital signal in a first operation mode by performing a sigma-delta A/D conversion and a cyclic A/D conversion with respect to the analog signal and generates the digital signal in a second operation mode by performing a single-slope A/D conversion with respect to the analog signal. The image sensor provides a high-quality image in a still image photography mode and a dynamic image video mode.