/Image Sensor For Reducing Noise
Abstract

An image sensor includes a pixel array connected to a plurality of column lines, a first ramp signal generator generating a first ramp signal, a second ramp signal generator generating a second ramp signal, and an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuit operating in a first mode. The ADC circuit includes a first comparator group comparing the first ramp signal with a first pixel signal received from a first column line group, among the plurality of column lines, and a second comparator group comparing the second ramp signal with a second pixel signal received from a second column line group, among the plurality of column lines. The comparing of the first ramp signal occurs at a comparison time point different from a comparison time point during which the comparing of the second ramp signal occurs.

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What is claimed is:

An image sensor includes a pixel array connected to a plurality of column lines, a first ramp signal generator generating a first ramp signal, a second ramp signal generator generating a second ramp signal, and an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuit operating in a first mode. The ADC circuit includes a first comparator group comparing the first ramp signal with a first pixel signal received from a first column line group, among the plurality of column lines, and a second comparator group comparing the second ramp signal with a second pixel signal received from a second column line group, among the plurality of column lines. The comparing of the first ramp signal occurs at a comparison time point different from a comparison time point during which the comparing of the second ramp signal occurs.
Timeline
Filed
05/19/2026
Published
09/17/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(4)
H04N 25/60:Noise processing, e.g. detecting, correcting, reducing or removing noise
H04N 25/616:involving a correlated sampling function, e.g. correlated double sampling [CDS] or triple sampling
H04N 25/772:comprising A/D, V/T, V/F, I/T or I/F converters