RECONFIGURABLE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, IMAGE SENSOR AND MOBILE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

An image sensor includes a pixel array, a controller, and a plurality of analog-to-digital converters. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels coupled to column lines, respectively, and the plurality of pixels are configured to sense incident lights to generate analog signals through the colu...

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Main Authors CHAE YOUNGCHEOL, SONG SEUNGWOO, KIM JAE-HONG, JO WOOJIN, HWANG HYUNSEOK
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.10.2015
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
CODING
DECODING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Summary:An image sensor includes a pixel array, a controller, and a plurality of analog-to-digital converters. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels coupled to column lines, respectively, and the plurality of pixels are configured to sense incident lights to generate analog signals through the column lines. The controller generate a conversion control signal that is configurable based on changes of at least one operational condition. The plurality of analog-to-digital converters are coupled to the column lines, respectively. The plurality of analog-to-digital converters perform a delta-sigma modulation and a digital filtering to convert the analog signals to digital signals. The plurality of analog-to-digital converters adjust a conversion gain internally in response to the conversion control signal.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414583982