Invention Grant
- Patent Title: A/D converter including comparison circuit and image sensor including same
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Application No.: US17470187Application Date: 2021-09-09
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Publication No.: US11627276B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: Daehwa Paik , Jaehong Kim , Jinwoo Kim , Seunghyun Lim , Sanghyun Cho
- 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: F. Chau & Associates, LLC
- Priority: KR10-2020-0130443 20201008
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H04N5/369 ; H04N5/363 ; H04N5/376 ; H03M1/56

Abstract:
An A/D converter and an image sensor are disclosed. The image sensor includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels; a ramp signal generator configured to generate a ramp signal; and a comparison circuit configured to output a comparison result signal by comparing a pixel signal output by the pixel array with the ramp signal. The comparison circuit includes: a first comparator stage configured to output a first stage output signal according to a result of comparing the pixel signal with the ramp signal, to a first circuit node; a limiter including an n-type transistor having one end connected to the first circuit node and an opposite end to which power supply voltage is applied; and a second comparator stage configured to generate the comparison result signal by shaping the first stage output signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220116564A1 A/D Converter including comparison circuit and image sensor including same Public/Granted day:2022-04-14
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