Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging device
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Application No.: US17250375Application Date: 2019-06-26
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Publication No.: US11323646B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Keita Ito
- Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Atsugi
- Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Atsugi
- Agency: Chip Law Group
- Priority: JPJP2018-138176 20180724
- International Application: PCT/JP2019/025361 WO 20190626
- International Announcement: WO2020/021945 WO 20200130
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/3745 ; H04N5/369

Abstract:
An imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: an imaging unit; a connector; and a converter. The imaging unit includes a first signal line, a first pixel, a second signal line, and a second pixel. The first pixel is configured to output a first pixel voltage to the first signal line. The first pixel voltage corresponds to an amount of received light. The second pixel is configured to output a second pixel voltage to the second signal line. The second pixel voltage corresponds to the amount of received light. The connector includes a connection line, a first connection switch, a first control circuit, a second connection switch, and a second control circuit. The first connection switch is configured to couple the first signal line to the connection line by being turned on. The first control circuit is configured to control an operation of the first connection switch on the basis of a voltage in the first signal line. The second connection switch is configured to couple the second signal line to the connection line by being turned on. The second control circuit is configured to control an operation of the second connection switch on the basis of a voltage in the second signal line. The converter is coupled to the first signal line and the second signal line. The converter is configured to perform AD conversion on the basis of each of the first pixel voltage and the second pixel voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210289158A1 IMAGING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2021-09-16
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