Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging device and electronic device
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Application No.: US15183885Application Date: 2016-06-16
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Publication No.: US09860465B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Takuro Ohmaru
- Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken
- Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: JP2015-125807 20150623; JP2016-101319 20160520
- Main IPC: H04N5/335
- IPC: H04N5/335 ; H04N5/369 ; H01L29/786 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/374 ; H04N5/378 ; H04N5/232 ; G06T7/13

Abstract:
Provided is an imaging device operated at high speed and low power consumption. The imaging device includes a pixel and a first circuit. The pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion element and a second photoelectric conversion element. The first circuit is configured to compare a first signal which is output from the pixel on the basis of imaging data obtained by the first photosensitive conversion element to a second signal which is output from the pixel on the basis of imaging data obtained by the second photosensitive conversion element for determining whether there is a difference between the first signal and the second signal. Thus, edge detection can be performed without a periphery device for edge detection outside the imaging device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160381266A1 IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2016-12-29
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