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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Kyoung-Min Koh, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kwang-Hyun Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Ju-Ha Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Han Yang, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Cheol Yun, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/361 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/361 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are an image sensor and a method of driving the same. The image sensor includes n optical black pixels which are arranged in the same horizontal line; and m comparators which are matched with the n optical black pixels, wherein n is a natural number greater than or equal to two, and m is a natural number greater than n.