Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state imaging element, imaging device, and control method of solid-state imaging element
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Application No.: US17935343Application Date: 2022-09-26
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Publication No.: US11659304B2Publication Date: 2023-05-23
- Inventor: Atsumi Niwa , Yusuke Oike
- Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Kanagawa
- Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kanagawa
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Priority: JP 2018008850 2018.01.23
- Main IPC: H04N25/772
- IPC: H04N25/772 ; H04N25/443 ; H04N25/445 ; H04N25/47 ; H04N25/53 ; H04N25/707

Abstract:
An object is to reduce a circuit scale in a solid-state imaging element that detects an address event.
The solid-state imaging element is provided with a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a signal supply unit, and a detection unit. In this solid-state imaging element, each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements photoelectrically converts incident light to generate a first electric signal. Furthermore, in the solid-state imaging element, the detection unit detects whether or not a change amount of the first electric signal of each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements exceeds a predetermined threshold and outputs a detection signal indicating a result of the detection result.
The solid-state imaging element is provided with a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a signal supply unit, and a detection unit. In this solid-state imaging element, each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements photoelectrically converts incident light to generate a first electric signal. Furthermore, in the solid-state imaging element, the detection unit detects whether or not a change amount of the first electric signal of each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements exceeds a predetermined threshold and outputs a detection signal indicating a result of the detection result.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230085900A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT Public/Granted day:2023-03-23
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