Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor for improving linearity of analog-to-digital converter and image processing system including the same
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Application No.: US16727571Application Date: 2019-12-26
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Publication No.: US10972693B2Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Jae Hong Kim , Seung Hyun Lim , Han Kook Cho , Dong Hun Lee , Seog Heon Ham
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2015-0050840 20150410
- Main IPC: H04N5/374
- IPC: H04N5/374 ; H04N5/3745 ; H04N5/365 ; H04N5/378

Abstract:
An image sensor and an image processing system including the same are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels each connected to one of first through m-th column lines to output a pixel signal, where “m” is an integer of at least 2; analog-to-digital converters each configured to receive the pixel signal corresponding to one of the first through m-th column lines, to compare the pixel signal with a ramp signal, and to convert the pixel signal to a digital pixel signal; and a blocking circuit connected to an input terminal of at least one of the analog-to-digital converters to block an influence of an operation of others among the analog-to-digital converters.
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