Patents by Inventor Dah Som Kim

Dah Som Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10979701
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a test circuit. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each pixel generates an analog signal based on incident light. The ADC converts the analog signal to a digital signal using a counter. The test circuit receives a test code in a test mode, generates a count clock signal based on the test code, tests a counting operation of the counter according to the count clock signal, and externally outputs a test result of the counter through a test terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-sung Chae, Dah-som Kim, Yun-hong Kim
  • Publication number: 20200204793
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a test circuit. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each pixel generates an analog signal based on incident light. The ADC converts the analog signal to a digital signal using a counter. The test circuit receives a test code in a test mode, generates a count clock signal based on the test code, tests a counting operation of the counter according to the count clock signal, and externally outputs a test result of the counter through a test terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Hee-sung CHAE, Dah-som KIM, Yun-hong KIM
  • Patent number: 10616571
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a test circuit. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each pixel generates an analog signal based on incident light. The ADC converts the analog signal to a digital signal using a counter. The test circuit receives a test code in a test mode, generates a count clock signal based on the test code, tests a counting operation of the counter according to the count clock signal, and externally outputs a test result of the counter through a test terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-sung Chae, Dah-som Kim, Yun-hong Kim
  • Publication number: 20180035108
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a test circuit. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each pixel generates an analog signal based on incident light. The ADC converts the analog signal to a digital signal using a counter. The test circuit receives a test code in a test mode, generates a count clock signal based on the test code, tests a counting operation of the counter according to the count clock signal, and externally outputs a test result of the counter through a test terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Hee-sung CHAE, Dah-som KIM, Yun-hong KIM
  • Patent number: 9819891
    Abstract: The image sensor includes a first analog-to-digital converter configured to convert a first analog pixel signal output from a first pixel in a row into first digital signals, a second analog-to-digital converter configured to convert a second analog pixel signal output from a second pixel in the row into second digital signals, a first output circuit configured to output a first bit value at a first position in the first digital signals in response to a first enable control signal, and a second output circuit configured to output a second bit value at a second position in the second digital signals in response to a second enable control signal, the second position in the second digital signals corresponding to the first position in the first digital signals, wherein the second enable control signal is activated with a delay from the activation of the first enable control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Soo Lee, Hee Sung Chae, Kyung Min Kim, Dah Som Kim, Sun Jung Kim, Seung Hoon Jung
  • Publication number: 20160366359
    Abstract: The image sensor includes a first analog-to-digital converter configured to convert a first analog pixel signal output from a first pixel in a row into first digital signals, a second analog-to-digital converter configured to convert a second analog pixel signal output from a second pixel in the row into second digital signals, a first output circuit configured to output a first bit value at a first position in the first digital signals in response to a first enable control signal, and a second output circuit configured to output a second bit value at a second position in the second digital signals in response to a second enable control signal, the second position in the second digital signals corresponding to the first position in the first digital signals, wherein the second enable control signal is activated with a delay from the activation of the first enable control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Han Soo Lee, Hee Sung Chae, Kyung Min Kim, Dah Som Kim, Sun Jung Kim, Seung Hoon Jung