Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state imaging element and imaging device
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Application No.: US17952663Application Date: 2022-09-26
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Publication No.: US11770629B2Publication Date: 2023-09-26
- Inventor: Shin Kitano
- 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: Sheridan Ross PC
- Priority: JP 18181151 2018.09.27
- Main IPC: H04N25/63
- IPC: H04N25/63 ; H04N25/50 ; H04N25/77 ; H04N25/633

Abstract:
The signal quality of a solid-state imaging element configured to detect address events is enhanced. The solid-state imaging element has open pixels and light-blocked pixels arrayed therein. In the solid-state imaging element, the open pixels each detect whether or not an amount of change in incident light amount exceeds a predetermined threshold, and output a detection signal indicating a result of the detection. On the other hand, in the solid-state imaging element, the light-blocked pixels each output a correction signal based on an amount of noise generated in the open pixels each configured to detect whether or not an amount of change in incident light amount exceeds the predetermined threshold and to output a detection signal indicating a result of the detection.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230011899A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2023-01-12
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