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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3575 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a pixel output level includes a column signal line connected to an output node of at least one pixel sensor. The apparatus includes a load circuit is connected between the column signal line and a ground terminal. The apparatus also includes a level adjusting circuit configured to adjust a voltage level of a pixel signal output from the at least one pixel sensor to the column signal line based on a correction target value.