Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Two-branch outputting solid-state imaging device, driving method for the same and imaging apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 双分支输出固态成像装置,其驱动方法和成像装置
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Application No.: US11709765Application Date: 2007-02-23
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Publication No.: US07733515B2Publication Date: 2010-06-08
- Inventor: Makoto Kobayashi
- Applicant: Makoto Kobayashi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
- Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JPP.2006-047083 20060223
- Main IPC: H04N1/40
- IPC: H04N1/40

Abstract:
A solid-state imaging device is provided and includes: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, each of the photoelectric conversion elements accumulating a signal charge in accordance with a received amount of light; a charge transfer path that transfers the signal charge read out from the photoelectric conversion elements; two branch transfer paths, each receiving the signal charge transferred through the charge transfer path and transferring the signal charge to an output end of the solid-state imaging device; a charge branching part in a connecting portion between the charge transfer path and the two branch transfer paths, the charge branching part distributing the signal charge toward one of the two branch transfer paths, and a unit that treats signals corresponding to branching residual charges in the charge branching part so that the signals are distributed in a checkerboard pattern on a reproduced image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070212014A1 Two-branch outputting solid-state imaging device, driving method for the same and imaging apparatus Public/Granted day:2007-09-13
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