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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
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;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
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.