摘要:
The present invention relates to a solid-state image pickup device, a driving control method, and an image pickup apparatus that are capable of performing, in the case of changing the resolution of AD conversion, changing of only a pulse that needs to be changed, with a more simplified configuration. In a case where the mode of the resolution of AD conversion is a 9-bit mode, a decoder 102 operates only an H counter 104. In a case where the mode of the resolution of AD conversion is a 10-bit mode or a 12-bit mode, the decoder 102 stops a counting operation by the H counter 104 and starts counting by an idle counter 106 when the count value of the H counter 104 reaches a start count value stored in a register 101, and resumes counting by the H counter 104 when the count value of the idle counter 106 reaches the number of counts stored in the register 101. The present invention is applicable, for example, to an image sensor employing a column AD conversion method.
摘要:
The present technology relates to an A/D converter, a solid-state image pickup device and a method of driving the same, and an electronic apparatus which are capable of reducing power consumption while reducing a circuit size. A comparator compares a reference voltage with an input voltage, the reference voltage having a ramp waveform whose voltage value varies with time, a lower-bit storage element holds a count value in a predetermined count pattern, based on an output signal from the comparator, a Gray code binary conversion circuit converts the count value in the count pattern held by the lower-bit storage element into binary data, and a storing operation control circuit supplies a pulse signal corresponding to the binary data obtained by conversion in the Gray code binary conversion circuit to a lower-bit U/D CNT. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an image sensor storing a count value in a storage element with use of a Gray code or a phase shift code as a clock signal.
摘要翻译:本技术涉及A / D转换器,固态摄像装置及其驱动方法,以及能够在减小电路尺寸的同时降低功耗的电子设备。 比较器将参考电压与输入电压进行比较,参考电压具有电压值随时间变化的斜坡波形,低位存储元件基于来自比较器的输出信号保持预定计数模式中的计数值, 格雷码二进制转换电路将由低位存储元件保持的计数模式中的计数值转换为二进制数据,并且存储操作控制电路提供与通过格雷码二进制转换中的转换获得的二进制数据相对应的脉冲信号 电路到低位U / D CNT。 本技术适用于例如使用格雷码或相移码作为时钟信号存储存储元件中的计数值的图像传感器。
摘要:
A solid-state imaging device having an analog-digital converter, and an analog-digital conversion method are described herein. An example of a solid-state imaging device includes a bit inconsistency prevention section configured to prevent bit inconsistency between output of a low-level bit latch section and a high-level bit counting section.