Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state imaging apparatus and imaging with a limiting circuit for limiting an amplifier output in first and second periods to first and second ranges
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Application No.: US14226996Application Date: 2014-03-27
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Publication No.: US09942497B2Publication Date: 2018-04-10
- Inventor: Yasuji Ikeda , Hiroki Hiyama
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2013-087390 20130418
- Main IPC: H04N5/359
- IPC: H04N5/359 ; H04N5/378 ; H04N5/357

Abstract:
A solid-state imaging apparatus and an imaging system which can reduce the occurrence of darkening and decrease deterioration in CDS performance are provided. The solid-state imaging apparatus has: a pixel unit including a photoelectric conversion unit for generating a signal by a photoelectric conversion; an amplifier unit for amplifying the signal generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; and a limiting circuit for limiting a level of an output signal from the amplifier unit. The pixel unit outputs a noise signal under a reset state during a first period and outputs a pixel signal under a non-reset state during a second period. The limiting circuit limits the level of the output signal from the amplifier unit in the first period, lower than the level of the output signal from the amplifier unit in the second period.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140312207A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2014-10-23
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