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US 2014/0151534 A1Published application
Image sensor including data transmission circuit having split bus segments
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyo Jin CHOO, Eun Young JIN
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Abstract
A data transmission circuit of an image sensor includes first to Kth bus segments, and first to Kth data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the first to Kth bus segments and the first to (K-1)th data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the second to Kth bus segments. Each of the first to Kth data regeneration circuits may be embodied as one of a buffer, a logic gate, and a synchronous circuit operating in response to a clock signal.
Claims20
A data transmission circuit of an image sensor comprising:
- first to Kth bus segments;
- and
- first to Kth data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the first to Kth bus segments, and the first to (K-1)th data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the second to Kth bus segments.
A portable electronic device comprising:
- an image sensor including,
- a pixel array,
- an analog-to-digital converter circuit configured to convert an analog pixel signal output from the pixel array to a digital signal, and
- a data transmission circuit configured to transmit data related to the digital signal,
- the data transmission circuit having,
- first to Kth bus segments, and
- first to Kth data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the first to Kth bus segments and the first to (K-1)th data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the second to Kth bus segments;
- and
- a processor configured to control an operation of the image sensor.
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An image sensor comprising:
- a pixel array;
- an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert an analog pixel signal output from the pixel array to a digital signal;
- and
- a data transmission circuit configured to transmit data related to the digital signal, the data transmission circuit including,
- first to Kth bus segments, and
- first to Kth data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the first to Kth bus segments and the first to (K-1)th data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the second to Kth bus segments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.