Analog-to-digital converter and image sensor

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PATENT NO 9312873
APP PUB NO 20150194973A1
SERIAL NO

14589138

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An analog-to-digital converter has a sampler to hold a sampled signal, an input signal predictor to generate a prediction signal at predetermined timing before a signal level of a ramp signal that monotonically increases or monotonically decreases with time crosses a signal level of the sampled signal, a comparator to compare signal levels of the ramp signal and the sampled signal to output a comparison signal showing whether the signal level of the ramp signal is larger than the signal lever of the sampled signal, a first counter to perform a count operation in synchronism with a first clock signal within a period from start of a comparison operation by the comparator to generation of the prediction signal, and a second counter to perform a count operation in synchronism with a second clock signal.

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  • KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Furuta, Masanori Odawara, JP 87 528
Shinozuka, Yasuhiro Fuchu, JP 10 49
Shiraishi, Kei Fuchu, JP 18 101

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