Imaging device and drive method of imaging device

    公开(公告)号:US11303829B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-12

    申请号:US16984402

    申请日:2020-08-04

    摘要: Provided is an imaging device including a scanning unit configured to control a plurality of pixels so as to perform a shutter scan and a readout scan, and the scanning unit is further configured to switch a drive mode between a first drive mode and a second drive mode having periods of different lengths of the readout scan in control of the plurality of pixels and start the shutter scan performed in the second drive mode before the readout scan performed in the first drive mode ends when switching a drive mode from the first drive mode to the second drive mode.

    PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTER AND IMAGING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220086383A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17466068

    申请日:2021-09-03

    IPC分类号: H04N5/3745 H04N5/378

    摘要: The photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel unit configured to output first and second signals from columns of first and second regions, and a processing circuit including a first processing circuit including first and third memories, a second processing circuit including second and fourth memories, and a data exchange circuit. The first memory stores the first and second signals output from the first region, and the second memory stores the first and second signals output from the second region. The data exchange circuit stores the first signals read out from the first and second memories in the third memory, and stores the second signals read out from the first and second memories in the fourth memory. The processing circuit outputs the first signals stored in the third memory from the first processing circuit, and outputs the second signals stored in the fourth memory from the second processing circuit.

    Photoelectric converter and imaging system

    公开(公告)号:US11490041B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US17466068

    申请日:2021-09-03

    摘要: The photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel unit configured to output first and second signals from columns of first and second regions, and a processing circuit including a first processing circuit including first and third memories, a second processing circuit including second and fourth memories, and a data exchange circuit. The first memory stores the first and second signals output from the first region, and the second memory stores the first and second signals output from the second region. The data exchange circuit stores the first signals read out from the first and second memories in the third memory, and stores the second signals read out from the first and second memories in the fourth memory. The processing circuit outputs the first signals stored in the third memory from the first processing circuit, and outputs the second signals stored in the fourth memory from the second processing circuit.

    PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20210176421A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-10

    申请号:US17114533

    申请日:2020-12-08

    摘要: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pixel array having pixels arranged to form rows and columns and column signal lines configured to output noise signals and optical signals of the pixels, a driver configured to drive the pixels so that the optical signal is output following the noise signal from each pixel, A/D converters configured to perform A/D conversion to convert the noise signals output to the column signal lines into noise data and to subsequently perform A/D conversion to covert the optical signals output to the column signal lines into optical data, a data hold circuit, and a transmitter configured to transmit the noise data converted by the A/D converters to the data hold circuit and to subsequently transmit the optical data converted by the A/D converters to the data hold circuit.

    Photoelectric conversion device, photoelectric conversion system, and movable body

    公开(公告)号:US11700467B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-11

    申请号:US17474305

    申请日:2021-09-14

    IPC分类号: H04N25/71 H04N23/60 H04N25/75

    摘要: A photoelectric conversion device of the present disclosure includes: a scanning unit; a first storage unit that stores a first setting value representing a setting of a first scan in response to an input from the outside; and a second storage unit that stores a second setting value representing a setting of a second scan in response to an input from the outside, wherein the scanning unit performs the first scan based on the first setting value and the second scan based on the second setting value in one frame period, and wherein both storing of the first setting value in the first storage unit and storing of the second setting value by the second storage unit are performed prior to a start of the first scan and a start of the second scan.

    Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image capturing apparatus with A/D conversion and data transmission

    公开(公告)号:US11595606B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US17114533

    申请日:2020-12-08

    摘要: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pixel array having pixels arranged to form rows and columns and column signal lines configured to output noise signals and optical signals of the pixels, a driver configured to drive the pixels so that the optical signal is output following the noise signal from each pixel, A/D converters configured to perform A/D conversion to convert the noise signals output to the column signal lines into noise data and to subsequently perform A/D conversion to covert the optical signals output to the column signal lines into optical data, a data hold circuit, and a transmitter configured to transmit the noise data converted by the A/D converters to the data hold circuit and to subsequently transmit the optical data converted by the A/D converters to the data hold circuit.

    PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, AND MOVABLE BODY

    公开(公告)号:US20220094875A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-24

    申请号:US17474305

    申请日:2021-09-14

    IPC分类号: H04N5/376 H04N5/378 H04N5/232

    摘要: A photoelectric conversion device of the present disclosure includes: a scanning unit; a first storage unit that stores a first setting value representing a setting of a first scan in response to an input from the outside; and a second storage unit that stores a second setting value representing a setting of a second scan in response to an input from the outside, wherein the scanning unit performs the first scan based on the first setting value and the second scan based on the second setting value in one frame period, and wherein both storing of the first setting value in the first storage unit and storing of the second setting value by the second storage unit are performed prior to a start of the first scan and a start of the second scan.

    Imaging device and imaging system

    公开(公告)号:US11202023B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-14

    申请号:US17198848

    申请日:2021-03-11

    摘要: An imaging device includes pixels, output lines on each column, an AD conversion unit including column AD conversion circuits connected to the output lines, a first storage unit including holding units connected to the column AD conversion circuits, a transfer unit that transfers signals in the first storage unit, a second storage unit that holds signals from the transfer unit, and an output unit that outputs signals in the second storage unit. The pixels output a first analog signal based on signal from the first photoelectric converter and a second analog signal based on signal from the first and second photoelectric converter. The AD conversion unit converts the first and second analog signals into first and second digital signals. The number of signals corresponding to the first digital signals of signals output by the output unit is less than the number of signals output in parallel from the output lines.

    Photoelectric conversion apparatus with multiple selection circuits

    公开(公告)号:US12088933B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US18067929

    申请日:2022-12-19

    摘要: A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising: pixels; L (L≥3) vertical signal lines disposed on each pixel column; M (M≥2) selection circuits disposed in each pixel, each of the selection circuits respectively connecting one of the pixels to a different vertical signal line; a vertical scanning circuit configured to scan the selection circuits; and a control unit. The control unit sets first operation mode in which the vertical scanning circuit performs a single read scanning operation at a time, and a second operation mode in which the vertical scanning circuit performs multiple read scanning operations at a time. In the first operation mode, the control unit uses first selection circuit out of the M selection circuits for scanning operation. In the second operation mode, the control unit uses a second selection circuit, which is different from the first selection circuit, out of the M selection circuits for scanning operation.

    PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230209217A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18067929

    申请日:2022-12-19

    IPC分类号: H04N25/42 H04N25/79 H04N25/77

    摘要: A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising: pixels; L (L≥3) vertical signal lines disposed on each pixel column; M (M≥2) selection circuits disposed in each pixel, each of the selection circuits respectively connecting one of the pixels to a different vertical signal line; a vertical scanning circuit configured to scan the selection circuits; and a control unit. The control unit sets first operation mode in which the vertical scanning circuit performs a single read scanning operation at a time, and a second operation mode in which the vertical scanning circuit performs multiple read scanning operations at a time. In the first operation mode, the control unit uses first selection circuit out of the M selection circuits for scanning operation. In the second operation mode, the control unit uses a second selection circuit, which is different from the first selection circuit, out of the M selection circuits for scanning operation.