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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Inventor:
Seog Heon Ham, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 13/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H04N 5/374 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/37457 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a pixel array including first to fourth pixels having an R, G, and B Bayer pattern. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) block converts a pixel signal of each of the first to fourth pixels into a digital pixel signal. At least one among the first to fourth pixels includes two photo diodes separated in a first direction, and at least one other of the first to fourth pixels includes two photo diodes separated in a second direction which is different from the first direction.