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- Patent Title: Single-slope comparison device with high resolution and low noise and CMOS image sensor including the same
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Application No.: US16218206Application Date: 2018-12-12
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Publication No.: US10687010B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Hyeon-June Kim , Min-Kyu Kim
- Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Icheon-si
- Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
- Current Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Icheon-si
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/3745 ; H04N5/357

Abstract:
A comparison device includes a multi-step pixel signal generation circuit coupled to a pixel to receive a pixel signal and generate a multi-step pixel signal based on the pixel signal according to a multi-step trigger signal and a multi-step size control signal; a comparison circuit coupled to the multi-step pixel signal generation circuit to compare a ramp signal with the multi-step pixel signal and output a comparison signal; and a control circuit coupled to the multi-step pixel signal generation circuit and the comparison circuit to detect crossings of the multi-step pixel signal and the ramp signal based on the comparison signal from the comparison circuit and output the multi-step size control signal to the multi-step pixel signal generation circuit.
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