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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seung Hyun Lim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jae Hong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Han Kook Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Hun Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Jin Uk Jeon, Ansan-si, KR;
Seog Heon Ham, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor for reducing channel variation and an image processing system including the same. The image sensor includes first to mpixels (m≧2), each of which is connected to a corresponding column line from among first to mcolumn lines and is configured to output a respective pixel signal.' The image sensor further includes first to mbias circuits, each of which is connected to a corresponding column line from among the first to mcolumn lines and is configured to fix a voltage of the corresponding column line to a bias voltage when a column line-specific pixel is not selected to output the respective pixel signal. An analog-to-digital converter in the image sensor is configured to convert the pixel signals into digital signals.