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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Hyeok Jong Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jin Ho Seo, Seoul, KR;
Young Tae Jang, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Sung Ho Suh, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jin Young Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
In one embodiment, an image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert analog pixel signals output from the pixels into digital signals, a first cluster configured to store a first group of digital signals among the digital signals and to output first image data, a second cluster configured to store a second group of digital signals among the digital signals and to output second image data, and at least one cluster switch connected to the first cluster and the second cluster, a first channel, and a second channel. The image sensor is configured to transmit at least one among the first image data and the second image data to at least one among the first channel and the second channel based on an operation mode.