Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state imaging device
- Patent Title (中): 固态成像装置
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Application No.: US12217046Application Date: 2008-06-30
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Publication No.: US07936389B2Publication Date: 2011-05-03
- Inventor: Naoki Nishi
- Applicant: Naoki Nishi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rockey, Depke & Lyons, LLC
- Agent Robert J. Depke
- Priority: JP2002-009574 20020118
- Main IPC: H04N3/14
- IPC: H04N3/14 ; H04N9/64

Abstract:
In a solid-state imaging device, bus lines are provided at both sides of an imaging area vertically to send vertical-transfer clock pulses to shunt wires disposed on or over the imaging area at both ends of the signal lines of the shunt wires. Bus lines disposed closer to a horizontal transfer register are placed at a boundary area of the imaging area and the horizontal transfer register. Since the bus lines pass through an upper layer of the boundary area, imaging performed by light receiving elements is not performed but dummy pixels having almost the same structure as the light receiving sections are disposed and vertical transfer registers are provided in the boundary area to just transfer signal charges by the vertical transfer registers with a characteristic similar to that in the imaging area to the horizontal transfer register.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080266433A1 Solid-state imaging device Public/Granted day:2008-10-30
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