Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging device, operating method thereof, and electronic device
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Application No.: US15230727Application Date: 2016-08-08
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Publication No.: US10373991B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Takuro Ohmaru , Naoto Kusumoto , Kentaro Hayashi
- Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Kanagawa-ken
- Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kanagawa-ken
- Agency: Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office
- Agent Eric J. Robinson
- Priority: JP2015-161851 20150819
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; H04N5/347 ; H04N5/369 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/3745

Abstract:
An imaging device with low power consumption is provided. The pixel of the imaging device includes first and second photoelectric conversion elements, and first to fifth transistors. A cathode of the first photoelectric conversion element is electrically connected to the first transistor. An anode of a second photoelectric conversion element is electrically connected to the second transistor. Imaging data of a reference frame is obtained using the first photoelectric conversion element, and then imaging data of a difference detection frame is obtained using the second photoelectric conversion element. After the imaging data of the difference detection frame is obtained, a first potential that is a potential of a signal output from the pixel and a second potential that is a reference potential are compared. Whether or not there is a difference between the imaging data of the reference frame and the imaging data of the difference detection frame is determined using the first potential and the second potential.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170054930A1 IMAGING DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-02-23
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