Abstract: An analog-digital converter may include: an analog-digital converter comprising: a ramp signal selection unit suitable for receiving ramp signals having different offsets, and sequentially selecting one of the ramp signals according to a preset order; a comparison unit suitable for comparing the magnitudes of the selected ramp signal with a pixel signal, and outputting a comparison signal according to the comparison result; and a counting unit suitable for counting the number of clocks of a clock signal until the comparison signal transitions, and outputting a count signal based on the count when the comparison signal transitions.

Abstract: An analog-digital converter may include: an analog-digital converter comprising: a ramp signal selection unit suitable for receiving ramp signals having different offsets, and sequentially selecting one of the ramp signals according to a preset order; a comparison unit suitable for comparing the magnitudes of the selected ramp signal with a pixel signal, and outputting a comparison signal according to the comparison result; and a counting unit suitable for counting the number of clocks of a clock signal until the comparison signal transitions, and outputting a count signal based on the count when the comparison signal transitions.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a color filter configured to pass a specific color of light; a micro lens formed under the color filter and configured with a plurality of layers in which an upper layer has a smaller area than a lower layer; and a photo device formed under the micro lens and configured to receive light passing through the micro lens and convert the received light into an electrical signal.

Abstract: A CMOS image sensor includes a hardware-implemented timing signal generation module that generates a timing signal based on a timing pattern generated by a software-implemented timing pattern generation and control module.

Abstract: A lens shading compensation coefficient compression device includes: a first differential block suitable for calculating a lens shading compensation coefficient between color channels and removing redundancy between the color channels; a second differential block suitable for calculating a lens shading compensation coefficient within color channels and removing redundancy within the color channels; and an entropy coding block suitable for performing entropy coding on remaining lens shading compensation coefficients and compressing the lens shading compensation coefficients.

Abstract: A lens shading compensation coefficient compression device includes: a first differential block suitable for calculating a lens shading compensation coefficient between color channels and removing redundancy between the color channels; a second differential block suitable for calculating a lens shading compensation coefficient within color channels and removing redundancy within the color channels; and an entropy coding block suitable for performing entropy coding on remaining lens shading compensation coefficients and compressing the lens shading compensation coefficients.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a color filter configured to pass a specific color of light; a micro lens formed under the color filter and configured with a plurality of layers in which an upper layer has a smaller area than a lower layer; and a photo device formed under the micro lens and configured to receive light passing through the micro lens and convert the received light into an electrical signal.

Abstract: A timing signal generation apparatus includes a timing signal generation module suitable for generating a timing signal based on a timing pattern, a timing pattern generation and control module suitable for generating the timing pattern and controlling the timing signal generation module, and an interface module suitable for signal interface with a neighboring device.