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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyun-Mook Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Gun-Hee Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A comparator may include: a first comparison unit suitable for generating a comparison voltage by performing a comparison operation between a pixel signal and a ramp signal; a time point detection unit suitable for detecting specific timing points of the comparison operation in response to the comparison voltage and a reference voltage, and generating a detection signal corresponding to the specific timing points; a period determination unit suitable for determining an additional supply period in response to the detection signal and a period determination control signal; and an additional current supply unit suitable for supplying an additional current to the first comparison unit during the additional supply period.