Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state imaging device and camera system
- Patent Title (中): 固态成像装置和相机系统
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Application No.: US13474287Application Date: 2012-05-17
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Publication No.: US08854520B2Publication Date: 2014-10-07
- Inventor: Masamichi Ito , Tsuyoshi Hara , Yoshiaki Inada
- Applicant: Masamichi Ito , Tsuyoshi Hara , Yoshiaki Inada
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC
- Priority: JP2011-125708 20110603
- Main IPC: H04N5/335
- IPC: H04N5/335 ; H04N5/378 ; H04N5/347 ; H04N5/357 ; H04N5/341 ; H04N5/3745 ; H04N5/376 ; H04N5/345

Abstract:
A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array with unit pixels each having a photoelectric conversion device arranged in a matrix. Column signal lines are wired with respect to one column in the pixel arrangement and pixels are regularly connected to the column signal lines in accordance with rows in which pixels are positioned. A pixel signal reading unit has a column processing unit that reads pixel signals in units of plural pixels from the pixel array and performs column processing to read signals on a column basis, wherein the pixel signal reading unit includes a column input unit which can connect one or plural column signal lines arranged at a corresponding column to an input of one column processing unit through plural capacitors connected in parallel The column input unit has switches which can change a connection state between capacitors and column signal lines corresponding to the column.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120307120A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2012-12-06
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