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Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 07, 2014
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Young Tae Jang, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;

Ju Hyun Ko, Seongnam-si, KR;

Kwang June Sohn, Seongnam-si, KR;

Jin Woo Kim, Seoul, KR;

Min Woo Son, Yongin-si, KR;

Won Joon Hong, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/365 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3575 (2013.01); H04N 5/365 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image sensor includes a pixel array, a column signal processor, and a column mismatch compensator. The pixel array outputs a pixel signal from each column line during a pixel measuring time, and outputs a reference signal during a reference measuring time. The column signal processor performs correlated double sampling (CDS) on the reference signal to generate a reference CDS signal, and performs CDS on the pixel signal to generate a pixel CDS signal. The column mismatch compensator compensates the pixel CDS signal based on the reference CDS signal.


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