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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2013
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;

Inventors:

Sung Ho Suh, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Yu Jin Park, Seoul, KR;

Jin Ho Seo, Seoul, KR;

Kwi Sung Yoo, Seoul, KR;

Seung Hyun Lim, Yongin-si, KR;

Seog Heon Ham, Suwon-si, KR;

Kyoung Min Koh, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Han Yang, Yongin-si, KR;

Jae Cheol Yun, Seoul, KR;

Yong Lim, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Jae Jin Jung, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 40/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3742 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image sensor includes a first column pair and a second column pair among a plurality of columns of a pixel array, an analog-to-digital converter pair, and a switch arrangement circuit configured to connect the first column pair with the analog-to-digital converter pair in response to first switch control signals such that two rows among a plurality of rows in the pixel array are read during a single access time.


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