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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Inventors:
Dae-kun Yoon, Daegu, KR;
Young Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Chae-hun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Chang-jung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae-chul Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 21/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01); H03K 21/10 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 21/10 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01T 1/247 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver circuit outputs a result of classifying and counting photons based on one or more energy levels to a column line. The driver circuit includes a multiplexer for receiving the result from a counter, a driving inverter for receiving a signal from the multiplexer and a power supply, and a switch connected between the power supply and an input terminal of the driving inverter.