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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2014
Jinwoo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Kyung-min Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jungho Lee, Gunpo-si, KR;
Heesung Chae, Seoul, KR;
Seunghoon Jung, Seoul, KR;
Jinwoo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Kyung-Min Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jungho Lee, Gunpo-si, KR;
Heesung Chae, Seoul, KR;
Seunghoon Jung, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a pixel array having active pixel sensors arranged in rows and columns; a correlated double sampler that converts sensing signals transferred from pixels sensors selected from the active pixel sensors to correlated double sampling signals and outputs a conversion result by column; and an analog-to-digital converter that converts the correlated double sampling signals corresponding to plural columns to digital signals using a global code. The analog-to-digital converter includes a column shared operator that performs a digital conversion operation on correlated double sampling signals corresponding to two or more columns of the plural columns.