Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state imaging device and camera system
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Application No.: US14586028Application Date: 2014-12-30
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Publication No.: US09363453B2Publication Date: 2016-06-07
- Inventor: Eiji Makino , Tetsuji Nakaseko , Ryoji Eki , Youji Sakioka
- Applicant: Sony Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Priority: JP2010-157337 20100709
- Main IPC: H04N5/359
- IPC: H04N5/359 ; H04N5/353 ; H04N5/347 ; H04N5/374 ; H04N5/376 ; H04N5/355 ; H04N5/335

Abstract:
A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel section wherein pixels including photoelectric conversion devices are arranged in a matrix; and a pixel driving section including a row selection circuit which controls the pixels to perform an electronic shutter operation and readout of the pixel section. The row selection circuit has a function of selecting a readout row from which a signal is read out and a shutter row on which reset is performed by discharging charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion devices, in accordance with address and control signals. The row selection circuit can set, in accordance with the address and control signals, in the pixels of the selected row, at least a readout state, a discharge state where a smaller amount of the charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion devices than the reset is discharged, an electronic shutter state, and a charge state where the charge is accumulated in the photoelectric conversion devices.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150109502A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-04-23
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