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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Jae Hong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yu Jin Park, Seoul, KR;
Jin Ho Seo, Seoul, KR;
Kwi Sung Yoo, 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;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An analog-to-digital converter includes a gain amplification unit configured to receive a pixel signal at a first node and to amplify a gain of the pixel signal, a first capacitor connected between the first node and a second node, an amplifier configured to receive and amplify a signal output from the gain amplification unit and the first capacitor, and a conversion circuit configured to convert an output signal of the amplifier to a digital signal based on a reference signal and output the digital signal as a first output signal.