Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor, data processing system including the same
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Application No.: US14989244Application Date: 2016-01-06
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Publication No.: US10015414B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Byung Jo Kim , Seog Heon Ham , Sung Ho Suh , Se Jun Kim , Young Tae Jang
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-Do
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-Do
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: KR10-2015-0033393 20150310
- Main IPC: H04N5/347
- IPC: H04N5/347 ; H04N9/04 ; H04N5/378 ; H04N5/3745

Abstract:
An image sensor includes a pixel array and N analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). The pixel array includes N pixels arranged in each of a plurality of rows, and each of the N pixels include M photoelectric conversion elements. At least one of the N ADCs are shared by at least one of the M photoelectric conversion elements included in each of the N pixels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160269669A1 IMAGE SENSOR, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2016-09-15
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