- 专利标题: Counter circuit and image sensor including the same
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申请号: US16908980申请日: 2020-06-23
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公开(公告)号: US11451731B2公开(公告)日: 2022-09-20
- 发明人: Jahyun Koo , Hyeokjong Lee
- 申请人: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- 申请人地址: KR Suwon-si
- 专利权人: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- 当前专利权人: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- 当前专利权人地址: KR Suwon-si
- 代理机构: Lee IP Law, P.C.
- 优先权: KR10-2019-0129942 20191018
- 主分类号: H04N5/3745
- IPC分类号: H04N5/3745 ; H01L27/146 ; H03M1/16 ; H04N5/378 ; H03M1/12 ; H03M1/56 ; H04N5/357 ; H04N5/347 ; H04N5/376 ; H04N5/374
摘要:
An image sensor includes a pixel sensor outputting an analog sampling signal; a sampling unit comparing the sampling signal and a ramp signal, and outputting a comparison signal that is time-axis length information; and a counter counting a length of the comparison signal based on a clock signal and first and second complement control signals. The counter includes an AND gate ANDing the comparison signal and the clock signal; and a counting unit triggered at a falling edge of the AND gate output to output a count value. The counting unit includes a complement operation controller storing an inverted count value that is an inversion of the count value in response to the first complement control signal, and outputting the inverted count value in response to the second complement control signal; and a D-flip-flop that is set or reset depending on the inverted count value, and outputs the count value.
公开/授权文献
- US20210120201A1 COUNTER CIRCUIT AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME 公开/授权日:2021-04-22
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