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Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 13, 2016
Applicant:

Dongbu Hitek Co., Ltd., Bucheon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Hee Sung Shim, Gangneung-si, KR;

Seong Min Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;

Joo Ho Hwang, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd., Bucheon-si, KR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/347 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3742 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H04N 5/347 (2013.01); H04N 5/3698 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/37455 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels in a matrix including rows and columns. The matrix being divided into a plurality of groups and each of the plurality of groups includes two or more different columns, a binning sampling unit configured to sample outputs of unit pixels in each of the plurality of groups and output binning sampling signals, and an analog-digital conversion block including first and second analog-digital conversion units corresponding to the columns. The first analog-digital conversion units convert the binning sampling signals. When the first analog-digital conversion units convert the binning sampling signals, the second analog-digital conversion units are turned off.


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