Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor and driving method thereof
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Application No.: US16745508Application Date: 2020-01-17
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Publication No.: US11336845B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Wontak Choi , Kwi Sung Yoo , Jaejin Jung
- 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: Lee IP Law, P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2019-0078901 20190701
- Main IPC: H04N5/353
- IPC: H04N5/353 ; H04N9/77 ; H04N9/04 ; H04N9/797 ; H04N9/83 ; H04N5/355

Abstract:
An image sensor includes a first unit pixel including a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, a second unit pixel including a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel, a timing controller configured to apply a first effective integration time to the first sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, such that a first sensing signal and a fourth sensing signal are generated from the first sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, respectively, and to apply a second effective integration time shorter than the first effective integration time to the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel, such that a second sensing signal and a third sensing signal are generated from the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel, respectively, and an analog-to-digital converter configured to perform an averaging operation on the first sensing signal and the fourth sensing signal or on the second sensing signal and the third sensing signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210006761A1 IMAGE SENSOR AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2021-01-07
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