Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image capturing device
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Application No.: US15059959Application Date: 2016-03-03
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Publication No.: US09661252B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: Yoshio Hagihara
- Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
- Priority: JP2013-186523 20130909
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H03M1/18 ; H03M1/12

Abstract:
An image capturing device includes: an image capturing section having a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix and configured to output a pixel signal via a first signal line connected to pixels arranged in a first direction among the plurality of pixels; a plurality of calculators including: a comparator configured to compare a magnitude of a first analog signal with a threshold value to generate a digital value according to a comparison result; an amplification section configured to amplify the first analog signal by multiplying the first analog signal by an amplification degree β (1
Public/Granted literature
- US20160182845A1 IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2016-06-23
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