Analog-to-digital converter and semiconductor device

Details Analog-to-digital converter and semiconductor device Analog-to-digital converter and semiconductor device

2008-01-22

2008-01-22

Barnie, Rexford (Department: 2819)

Coded data generation or conversion

Analog to or from digital conversion

Analog to digital conversion

C348S245000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07321329

ABSTRACT:
An electronic apparatus includes a CMOS image sensor and a signal processor operable to process an output signal from the CMOS image sensor. The CMOS image sensor includes the following elements: an imaging region; a reference signal generator operable to generate a reference signal; a comparator operable to compare the reference signal generated by the reference signal generator with a signal transmitted from the imaging region; a counter operable to count, in parallel with comparison performed by the comparator, a predetermined count clock and to hold a count value at the time of completion of comparison performed by the comparator; and a reference signal supply interface unit operable to supply the reference signal generated by the reference signal generator to a plurality of comparators via different signal lines, respectively.

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