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US09258506B2 Counter circuit, analog-to-digital converter, and image sensor including the same and method of correlated double sampling
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计数器电路,模数转换器和图像传感器包括相同的方法和相关的双重采样方法
- Patent Title: Counter circuit, analog-to-digital converter, and image sensor including the same and method of correlated double sampling
- Patent Title (中): 计数器电路,模数转换器和图像传感器包括相同的方法和相关的双重采样方法
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Application No.: US14335309Application Date: 2014-07-18
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Publication No.: US09258506B2Publication Date: 2016-02-09
- Inventor: Ji-Hun Shin , Chang-Eun Kang , Won-Ho Choi , Dong-Hun Lee
- 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: KR10-2013-0087131 20130724
- Main IPC: H04N5/335
- IPC: H04N5/335 ; H04N5/378 ; H03K21/38 ; H03K23/66 ; H03M1/14 ; H03M1/12 ; H03M1/56 ; H04N5/357 ; H04N5/369 ; H04N5/3745 ; H04N13/02

Abstract:
A counter circuit includes a first counter and a second counter. The first counter is configured to count a first counter clock signal which toggles with a first frequency to generate upper (N−M)-bit signals of N-bit counter output signals, in response to a first counting enable signal based on a first comparison signal during a coarse counting interval. N and M are natural numbers, N is greater than M, and M is greater than or equal to 3. The second counter is configured to count a second counter clock signal which toggles with a second frequency which is higher than the first frequency to generate lower M-bit signals of the N-bit counter output signals, in response to a second counting enable signal based on the first comparison signal and a second comparison signal during a fine counting interval which follows the coarse counting interval.
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