Patent ID: 9392203
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image sensor, comprising: a row driver configured to generate a storage control signal, a transfer control signal, a reset control signal, and a row selecting signal; a pixel array including an optical black sample array adjacent to an active array, the pixel array configured to receive optical signals and convert the optical signals to electric signals and configured to output the electric signals as image signals in response to the storage control signal, the transfer control signal, the reset control signal, and the row selecting signal; an analog-to-digital converter configured to perform an analog-to-digital conversion on the image signals to generate first signals; and an output correcting circuit configured to compare values of signals output from the active array with values of signals output from the optical black sample array, and configured to correct the signals output from the active array to generate second signals based on the comparison.